tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post7036233719760722802..comments2023-10-19T05:34:19.425-04:00Comments on Little House in the Big Wood: Gardening 2015Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-60251746848327415052015-03-10T23:56:06.192-04:002015-03-10T23:56:06.192-04:00Our winter was actually milder than last year. We...Our winter was actually milder than last year. We got about the same amount of snow, maybe a bit less, and of course lots of -20° to -30°C weather. We didn't get the -50° extremes this winter though, which was much better, in my opinion anyway. It was kind of funny watching the news this year though. They kept including us in all of those arctic cold weather advisories that were hitting southern Ontario and down into the states. We'd get them, it just wasn't as bad as previous winters for us. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-34590087760512751682015-03-10T23:47:16.727-04:002015-03-10T23:47:16.727-04:00Are you still getting frost when you put your bras...Are you still getting frost when you put your brassicas out? I've been tempted to try putting them out earlier. Long cold winter- not much to do but plan. ;)<br /><br />Peas we only eat fresh or in pea soup (dried). I've always hated them cooked, lol. Beans I freeze, lightly blanched. They're better in the fall/early winter. Now they're getting a little freezer burned/dried out/tough. I did can some a couple of years ago when we had a bumper crop. I had frozen more than a year's worth and figured they would last longer canned than in the freezer. They're pretty much like store bought canned beans, a bit rubbery. Edible, but not my favourite.<br /><br />I don't know!!! lol! They came with the house. I have looked at a million pictures of yellow flowers online and never found anything that quite matched. I'll post a couple of pictures.<br /><br />Yes, Spring is in the air. I'm starting to feel alive again. Thank you. It's great to hear from you too!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-29550872326618795322015-03-10T18:52:42.528-04:002015-03-10T18:52:42.528-04:00You are always an inspiration, not that I try to d...You are always an inspiration, not that I try to do as well. I wondered it your weather was so much colder and harsh like ours was. We would die in your weather. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-56722297805300344192015-03-10T15:04:12.783-04:002015-03-10T15:04:12.783-04:00Wendy - you sure are on the ball with your plannin...Wendy - you sure are on the ball with your planning! i won't be starting anything indoors until next week - brassicas and onions and the like. i'll move them to the greenhouse on april 1st and then start tomatoes and peppers indoors - as soon as the ground is workable, i'll move the brassicas out and direct sow new kale, swiss chard and peas. by may, i'll be able to start some stuff in the greenhouse and by june everything else will be planted.<br /><br />a couple of questions - do you can or freeze your peas and beans? last year we froze a ton of peas and beans and we really don't like them! we also don't really like canned peas and beans, so i think i will just plant enough of them to eat during the summer and fall. and the other question - what are the yellow flowers?<br /><br />anyway - spring is almost upon us and i am soooo looking forward to this year's garden! much love to you and yours, as always! (glad to see you posting!) your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.com