Rosemary

Fresh chopped Rosemary is a fragrant addition to many recipes!

I am living proof that anyone can grow Rosemary! I potted this plant last year and it did beautifully on my porch all summer long. I put it in the garage in front of the window for the winter and promptly forgot to water it! The poor plant next to it didn't fare as well. I found it today and it is still alive and well! Quite fresh actually! I gave it a good watering and figure it's probably good for another 6 months now! :) Fresh rosemary is so wonderful in recipes too, like the peasant bread I made today in the recipes section. If you grow it yourself you don't have to worry about any pesticides or preservatives!

Starting Seeds Indoors

Since it snowed again today (after wearing capri pants yesterday!) I am starting my seeds indoors for fear some things won't have time to make if I don't! I had a bunch of egg shells left over from making breakfast burritos (which I carefully cracked the tops off of for this purpose) that we put some potting soil in and put in some seeds. You can sow these egg planters directly into your larger pots or the ground when they are ready! My five year old had a blast filling them with potting soil! The hubby built me a growing stand with some old lights that were taken out of a construction project and some scrap lumber! It's perfect! I hope to see pumpkins, flower, broccoli, bell peppers, and tomatoes popping up soon! The stand is in front of the large window in our garage where we'll use the lights for supplemental light to get in a few more hours a day for optimum growth!

Compost

I decided to put my kitchen waste to better use with a composter! I hate to throw so much stuff away that could be useful. After wistfully perusing the internet and catalogs I talked the hubby into building one. I was thinking along the lines of just an outdoor bin to turn over by hand but he went above and beyond! Here is the finished product. I'll let you know how my first batch of compost turns out soon! I love that it is made almost completely from leftover pieces and other second use materials- an old barrel and leftover electrical conduit!