2025 Growing Season Photo Dump.
It is November and the growing season in New England is officially over. Please enjoy this photo-dump of all things 2025 from the Food It Yourself garden. Okay, I know you are all… Continue reading
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When Your Dream Comes True You’re Out One Dream
I first learned of the existence of fruit salad trees (also called fruit cocktail trees) in high school. That was back in the 1900’s. Peaches, plums, apricots, and nectarines can be grafted onto… Continue reading
We’re Hot to Grow
A mightily impressive heatwave recently set upon the eastern USA. Many cities hit high temperature records. Every news outlet reminded residents to drink water, stay out of the sun during mid-day, and check… Continue reading
2025 Food It Yourself Garden-Slowly but Surely
It was a cool, wet spring here in Central Massachusetts. Indeed, we have had flood watches more than once. In between the heavy, intermittent showers I did manage to get the Food It… Continue reading
What The Fluffle?
Just when we thought the New England weather couldn’t New England any harder, it did. We had some delightfully warm days. We had some much-needed rainy days. We had some frosty nights, but… Continue reading
It’s Not About The Money
I have been busy, as usual. One of the reasons I have not been busy with this blog is that I am currently busy fixing up the spare room in my house. We… Continue reading
Ready To Get Ready
January and February were rough here in central Massachusetts. There was snow, sleet, freezing rain, gale-force wind, and an extended deep freeze. We have all enjoyed complaining about it. It should be stated… Continue reading
Now We Are Six…How Did I Miss That?
I’m sure I have said this before- the best ROI (return on investment) for home food production is planting fruit trees. They produce for years, if not decades. Many fruits can be easily… Continue reading
2024 Food It Yourself Garden Review
No fruits, no leaves, no flowers, no trees, NOVEMBER! This old English saying just about sums it up for New England, also. We have had a couple of frosts here in central Massachusetts.… Continue reading
Lunch!
It is that time of year, DIYeters. The time of year when I am searching for ways to use up the last of my tomatoes. This was a much better year in central… Continue reading