Tag: homesteading
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Freshly Picked Flora
My first bouquet of the season! Surprise lilies from the front yard, white and purple hydrangeas (I use coffee grounds right on top of the mulch to get the colored blossoms to go more and more blue as the season progresses), mint and zinnias. I’ve had a Japanese beetle issue on the leaves of the…
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Sweet Violet Foraging
A sure sign of spring is a yard covered in bright and cheerful sweet violets! We have loads of them and have been out picking batches for about two weeks. They’re not only edible but medicinal too. They can be eaten raw and have a subtle spicy or peppery flavor. I’d say it’s on the…