slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: Back Forty
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I am not a fan of pink. But these comfy slippers were given to me by a dear friend and have been nearly worn out with love. That would be “Save College Hill.” Probably about six inches – it’s sleeting now. < Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel, but love me…
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I picked these in the Back Forty yesterday afternoon from the vines that I didn’t pull down in October. Can you imagine how many I would have gotten if I hadn’t picked every slightly filled out bean and pulled out half the vines then? You can never quite be sure what the right gardening thing…
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I don’t know why it is so much more compelling this year, but the leaves have really caught my attention in a big way. There are many varieties of oaks and maples around here, and the differences between them fascinate me. I bought some gelatin yesterday and hope to spend some time after Thanksgiving making…
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It’s a real mess! Leaves and dying weeds everywhere. I pulled out a few of the many different vines that have taken over at the edges, such as honeysuckle, wild yam, morning glory, and ornamental grape, but my hand couldn’t take it very long. If I can wait until my hand is better, those honeysuckle…
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It was SO NICE to work in the Back Forty yesterday. It was the first day that I have not been chased inside by mosquitoes in months. There is a frost advisory tonight. I pulled up all the field peas, carefully picked every last pea off each plant, and piled the plants up next to…
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I planted the fertile crescent nearest the back steps with a variety of lettuce and mild mustard greens this afternoon. First I weeded and broke up the top inch of soil with a garden rake. Then I shoveled a thin layer of compost from the compost bin over that, and half a bag of commercial…
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Someone asked me where to buy field peas for planting today. Any country hardware store that sells seeds in the South carries them, but for areas where you’d have to order them, here are some suggestions and links: Slow Food Triangle had a field pea tasting a while back. Here are the results and some…
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Boy, I sure have gotten lazy with the titles of my posts. Maybe I should just not title them. I’ve been working hard in the Back Forty, mainly weeding and mulching as much as I can before the hot weather and mosquitoes arrive. Sandy has requested to be in charge of the big tomatoes this…
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Aw, I see rain to our northwest on the radar, but I doubt that we will get it. The weather forecast all week is “y’all might could git a few thunderstorms. If yore lucky, hit’ll git y’all a tiny little bit of rain. If you ain’t, hit’ll blow away yore trailer and flood yore crick.”…
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As you can see, the Back "Forty" is about 40 x 40 feet, not acres. In the foreground, lemon thyme, violetto artichoke, and assorted beans. The round flowers are leeks. In the middle, heirloom tomatoes, broccoli, beans, field peas, and a fig tree. The rabbits’ dinner table is over here. That’s my studio hiding behind…
slowly she turned 