If you’re an avid gardener like me, you may find yourself in a similar situation as I do this time of year – we grew way too many tomatoes, and I’m tired of making sauce. …
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Super Easy Preservation Method: Freezing Cherry Tomatoes for the Future
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We Grew Potatoes!
Now that summer is fading nicely into fall, I decided to post a garden update about our potato growing adventure this past season! This was the first time we have grown potatoes in our garden …
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Garden Update: Happy Harvests
It’s the middle of summer, and both of our gardens are rolling at full speed! I wanted to jump on here and post an update of our harvests so far, both in Bakersfield and Santa …
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We Grew Zucchini!
And we have so much more to come, friends! We planted our zucchini plants back in mid-April into our first freshly re-wired bed. Our plants have truly taken off since then, and have produced their …
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We Grew Garlic!
Back in November, we put in a bed of garlic to grow over winter. Neither of us have ever grown garlic before (as adults – my Dad planted some a few times when I was …
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2.19.20 Garden Update
We had a happy little harvest from Bakersfield this weekend, including most of my peas from my two little plants, two banana peppers, and another handful of tomatoes. Pictures of the Bakersfield harvest and garden …
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We Grew Lettuce!
For our Santa Barbara winter garden (yes, that’s a thing here), we decided to plant a bed of lettuces. They really took off and grew super well, and were relatively problem free to grow as …
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Citrus Haul 2019!
I just wanted to jump on to show off my citrus harvest for this year! I’m super proud of my little trees for producing their biggest amount of fruit yet! We harvested 15 Meyer lemons, …
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My Lemons are Ripening!
Citrus season is one of the reasons why I love winter in California so much. The first mandarins appeared at the market last weekend, and the oranges on the citrus groves that surround Bakersfield are …
Claire Aucella 