Tag Archives: cucumber

“Come on Dad, grab a cuke. It’s fun!”

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Larry Braley

These were the words said to me this week by my son Gideon as the kids were having a blast feeding overripe cucumbers to the chickens.  We love the country life!  The kids wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.  They … Continue reading →

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Tomato Harvest: Thunder-and-Lightening recipe

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Larry Braley

It’s been a struggle keeping the garden alive in this drought this year.  But if there is one thing we do, as my wife says, we must get the tomatoes!  We’ve been watering the tomatoes once a week and they … Continue reading →

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Garden Update

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Larry Braley

It’s been a rough year for gardening this year in eastern Missouri.  Like much of the Midwest, we’ve had very little ran and extreme heat, although this last week the temperatures have come down.  The last time we had rain … Continue reading →

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