Notes from AppleGarden

The new year begins...

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:23:00 +0000

Finally, some rain! We planted another group of 30 trees a few days ago. Hard cider varieties: Kingston Black, Roxbury Russet, Nehou and some more crab-apples so that our cider has a more rounded,...

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What a year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:26:00 +0000

It's hard to believe 2011 is almost over...the farm is doing well! We have another thirty trees coming in a couple of weeks; it'll be good to get them in the ground before the heavy rains make it too...

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Winter is coming???

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:49:00 +0000

Rain already...I can't believe that summer is really over! We've been picking apples, LOTS of apples. With half of the harvest done, there are over 1200 lbs of apples in the walk-in, along with an...

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Harvest time!

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:32:00 +0000

Finally! The end of summer, which means the apples are ripening. Lou started picking today...I'm still recovering from my leg being in a cast, so am just "watching and commenting." The apples are...

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Cider is coming...!

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:43:00 +0000

I recently returned from an apple-cider workshop in Mt. Vernon, Washington. These folks know their cider! I'm talking about the "hard stuff" since real cider is similar to wine and beer. I think it's...

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We welcome spring (at last!!)...

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:14:00 +0000

The garden is growing nicely...rows of lettuce and radishes are ready for picking. The peas are just starting to climb up the wire; last year we had peas all summer. They were so good in salads and...

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Growing things!

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:16:00 +0000

The garden is started...very tiny plants are coming up! Arugula, my favorite salad green will be ready to toss with a honey-vinaigrette along with some sliced strawberries in just a couple of weeks!...

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A beautiful day in the neighborhood . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:15:00 +0000

As I walked in the orchard this morning; the chickens went with me. The apple trees were blooming; some of the chickens were sprawled out under the trees like a pile of puppies. They all jumped up...

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Today is the first day of the rest of . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Jan) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:41:00 +0000

Spring! Finally it's stopped raining and the flowers are coming out. The chickens are running around in the orchard peering intently at all the water coming out of the gopher holes. Lou walked around...

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