It’s time to get your creative juices flowing!  It’s time to let your freak flag fly!  It’s time to come up with captions for this year’s unusual vegetables!  Don’t be shy and GO!!Read More

Hi Internet Friends, it’s me Pepper Rouse. That’s my stupid brother Walter next to me. Thanks to Walter, Dad locked us in the house. I’m like most girls, about twice as smart as the men in our lives. Dad let us out this morning to do chores and as usual Walter started chasing the chickens....Read More

Time to learn about corn sex! 🌽 Ever wondered how corn comes to be? Why those annoying silks are attached to every cob? Here’s your answer!Read More

This is a tough time of the season for the backyard garden. I can’t tell you how many people have started off with a beautiful garden, come home from their week or two away on a summer vacation, to find their garden now overwhelmed with weeds and yucky looking plants.  So many have thrown in...Read More

THE CHICKS HAVE STARTED TO LAY!! Wait a minute, let me rephrase that. The new chicks are now 16 and a half weeks old and we have our first little eggs!!! It will take another couple of weeks before the eggs get up to regular size. It’s a little earlier than I expected. Usually it’s...Read More

The corn went from flat, after a storm Tuesday, to standing tall again in two days. Yup, just as a couple of farmers suggested it would!!Read More

We’ve had some real wild storms come through the area this summer, and when it does, it can do a number on the corn. Will we lose it all? Stay tuned!Read More

I’m so upset!!!  My video of harvesting our first potatoes wasn’t videoing!  So you’ll have to settle for photos. I was totally surprised with the amount we got from that little 10 foot row and from potato plants that seemed to die off early. Many are small because the plants didn’t last that long, but still,...Read More

Brief update before the next storm hit! It’s high summer and the garden is humming along. Tomatoes are producing beautifully Corn is coming up and the next plot is hanging in there for the most part despite all the rain Some potatoes are ready to harvest Lettuce and zucchini is going crazy! Carrots and beets...Read More

Apparently I’ve stumbled on a new business, raising Mourning Doves. Yes, welcome to “Mourning Dove Farm”! I posted the end of last week, the babies getting ready to leave the nest. They left and this morning Mom was back on the nest and when she left look what I found!! I’m expecting Mother’s Day next...Read More