These are the last of the Desiree and German Butterball potatoes that I harvested in fall 2024. I keep them in a chest freezer that is held around 36 F by an Inkbird temperature controller. They store in really good condition all winter long using this method.

I spent several years being disappointed to find my homegrown potatoes getting wrinkled and sprouting like crazy before I could eat them. This is the solution that works for me.


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Started several varieties of peppers and tomatoes at home for my summer garden. My top favorite tomatoes are Carbon, Apricot Zebra and the old faithful Brandywine.

Pepper varieties that I like include Sweet Bell and Banana peppers (for pickling). Mildly spicy peppers are Black Hungarian and Anaheim. I don't grow the super-hot peppers since I've been burned one too many times 😄

What are your favorite tomatoes and peppers?

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Happy to announce that Little Star is due in October! I have finally made it past the first trimester symptoms of extreme fatigue and mild nausea. Looking forward to this upcoming spring and summer of gardening before we meet our first baby in the fall.

Turkey soup with onions, carrots, garlic, thyme and rosemary from my garden. I bought the celery.

The turkey was already in the freezer from Thanksgiving.

Gardening can be a lot of work but it's all worth it when you sit down to a delicious meal in the middle of wintertime made with homegrown vegetables.


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