Debbie's Garden

HAPPY MONDAY! Ok who brought the cold back?  Brrrr.... well it could be worse I suspect...at least no frost has hit! I have too many plants going for that to happen, so I'll keep praying it doesn't freeze!  And the rain we are having is good for helping everything sprout up....everyone have a good week! Stay warm!   debbie :-)

As some of you know my garden and I will be moving to Dallas, Georgia, about 20 minutes from where I am now.  I've been furiously dividing plants and getting ready for a huge PLANT SALE, which is set for April 23. Today my plans for more digging up the yard were foiled, the rain has set in but good!  I guess that gives me time to do paperwork that I usually avoid until absolutely necessary :-) If you are local to Marietta/Atlanta area, please see my events for the plant sale.....it will be a tremendous sale!! Lots of perenniels and some annuals....herbs and flowers mostly.  Ok off to finish my loan paperwork....! Have a good evening!

Had my first "leaf" of arugula today while i was weeding the greens patch....mighty good picking food straight from the ground and eating it right there!  Don't think you can get fresher than that! :) 

Yesterday I picked my first collards of the season and they were delish!  I had some Kale to eat up, too, so I cooked them together.  The arugula is really starting to shoot up, too, and I can't wait to have some in a salad, hopefully next week.  Growing your own food can't be beat ! Saw some swiss chard make an appearance, and spinich and lettuce too.....grow babies grow, cause you don't have long in Georgia before you will want to bolt! I am going to try using row covers to help keep them shaded as long as possible and "drag out" the season....wish me luck! Anyone got any tips on this, let me know by commenting or emailing me!  deb

It sure has warmed up the past few days, it's 81 degrees right now in Marietta Georgia !  I am loving the weather, and watching my arugula, collards and kale reach for the sky! Hope it doesn't stay 81 too long, though, i'd hate to have them go to seed before I can eat any! Ya'll have a wonderful weekend! I'll be digging up the yard getting ready for the plant sale and move! deb

We are getting some more rain here in Marietta, GA - the plants are loving it!  I will be very busy soon, digging up plants and dividing them for my plant sale, and for my move!  I will be moving myself and my business to Dallas, GA in about 6 weeks - approximately 20 minutes from where I am now.  Found a bigger piece of property, with a "clean slate" so to speak! And, closer to my grandson, too!  I will post an event for the plant sale, there will be tons of stuff for sale!  Hope you locals can get over to my place for the sale and get a deal or two!  Be on the lookout for the sale date!

Have  a great day!   debbie

We sure needed the rain we are getting this weekend in Marietta! Making things poke up out of the ground further and green up! My small patch of kale, collards and arugula are looking good!  Fig tree has buds....and the blueberry bushes, too! Can't wait for some sunny weather so i can get back out there in the dirt....in the meantime, hand me that seed catalog again, I might have missed something! Ya'll have a great day!  deb

Hello, all, I'm just curious what folks in other parts of the country (or even in my own city!) have coming up (if anything), either in the garden/field, greenhouse or on the window sill!  I have collards, kale, and arugula up, as well as Cilantro planted in the fall is shooting upward. I will be planting sugar snap peas this weekend, and who knows what else, maybe some lettuce?   I also have basil under the grow light in the house.  I reworked the strawberry bed, and also saw buds sitting tight on the blueberries. Not to mention all the many, many other things tentatively poking through the earth! Daffodils blooming the past few days, my favorite flower!  So glad to see a little warmer weather here. If you get a minute, comment and tell me what you've got planted, and where you are. Hope everyone has a great weekend!  deb :-)

Thanks to localharvest I now have a new friend! A lady from Vineyard Farm (Anna) contacted me because she noticed I was close by (about 20 minutes), and wondered about my plants. I in turn wondered about her farm! We got to meet Saturday, which was her birthday, it seems! I was able to share some herb seed and a few sundries with her and she in turn gave me a dozen eggs on the house! I did purchase two pounds of wildflower honey from her, apparently she sells it for someone she knows. They have goats, and in turn, goats milk and cheese...also she makes goatsmilk soap.  Apparently they are new to the area, only purchased the place last summer. They plan to sell vegetables this summer. So glad to have met her! Localharvest is a great place to meet folks of like-mind, and I am proud to be here! Everyone enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend (at least it's sunny and slightly warm here in Georgia for a minute!) Here's to friends, old and new! God Bless!

Winter is colder this year than it's been for a while! Or maybe I just forget from year to year? I compare it to having a baby in some respects, as you forget about the pain as soon as you see those beautiful green "baby" shoots coming up out of the earth in Spring!

Of course...we've had a "hard" winter for this area, as we've had two significant snow storms which is unusual. Christmas day it began snowing late in the day, and it was beautiful! Then of course the other week we had quite a storm, i received about 5 inches at my house. We were "stuck" for about three days as our roads were horrible, all ice. We don't have the equipment they have in the northern states to clear the roads. Then, the sky tried to flurry at us again yesterday. I am not a snowbird....I enjoy looking outside at it, but don't particularly care for being house-bound for long. I did enjoy the few days, though, that my daughter Ginny and I were house-bound together because she and I are usually like ships passing in the night. We got to spend some "quality time" together...I even baked some homemade bread a few times and found she LOVES bread! (well, who doesn't?)

I am going to attempt making some sort of herb bread today, as well as the whole-wheat. If it is successful, I will try to remember to post the recipe. However, my grandson Tommy will be over tonite (he's a handful - he's 2 1/2) so I might be so worn out I'll forget to post!

Well cheers to all, and have an awesome weekend! I'm off to bake!

Hi all, and a HAPPY NEW YEAR from Marietta, Georgia.  A week ago we got the worse snow storm we've had in a long time! I got about five (5!!) inches at my house, my daughter received 6 inches and she's thirty minutes north of me.  Not a lot to do when you are snowed in, except dream of spring, look at seed catalogs, feed the birds and watch them through the window....i saw BLUEBIRDS at my seed feeders, amazing!  Never seen that before.  Hmmm...I've been baking and EATing...and dreaming up a new tea blend!  Hopefully you will be able to purchase my new Minty Fresh Twisted herbal tea blend online here soon.  I am enjoying my new creation.  And, fortunately, we are now out and about again, with still much snow on the ground...it's been freezing all week! I need spring to come soon so I can escape into the outdoors again!  Hope you all are staying warm and dreaming of spring as well....til next time, debbie

I want to take the time today to say I am very thankful for all my family, friends, and customers (who are also my friends!), and for all the FARMERS and GROWERS. I am truly blessed with an abundance of people in my life who make me feel special! I thank the Lord for another good year, for fully bellies and laughter, for all the things I am blessed with. And I continue to remember those who live very hard lives, who suffer pain and hunger, illness and disease, in other countries as well as in my own country, and I continue to pray that the Lord will provide for them through compassionate and loving people, all over the world. I hope all of you have a very Thankful Thanksgiving, and remember we here in the United States of America are truly fortunate.  Have a blessed day!   deb :-)

'Tis raining again! Goodness when it rains it pours, wish we could space out some of this rain over a longer period of time! :-) Just a reminder to get your Georgia pecan orders in so you'll have fresh pecan pies for Thanksgiving! My pecans are never baked or roasted, they are R-A-W, either in the shell or shelled, and that is the best way to eat them if you want to get all the nutrients out of them! God food - just the way God intended! Have a blessed day and stay dry if you can!    debbie

We had two days of good rain, just enough - it poured! I mentioned last week it had been a good six (6) weeks since my household had seen any rain! What a nice respite -  I know the trees and plants are happier, as am I as I get to take a break from watering! :-)  Hope everyone is enjoying their fall season....got your pumpkin yet? Get to the Marietta Square farmer's market this Saturday, 9 to 12. See Michelle at Oakton Gardens...she'll have some!  And don't forget if you want to order pecans, better get the orders in soon.....before I'm all out!  Take care and hope to see you soon!  debbie  

Getting ready to go out and water again....this has been the driest year we have for a while! It has been at least six weeks since we got any rain to speak of, and my herbs have about had it!  Almost the end of the season, waiting on that first frost....and it is almost the end of October, too! Where does the time go? Went to a fall festival for the kids last night, it was fun, took photos.....if you follow me on facebook check out my grandson, he's the bomb! Everyone have a great week...pray for some rain for Marietta, Georgia too!  Thanks!  debbie :-)