Category: Fruits & Veggies
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2019 Year in Review: How Did my Garden Grow?
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Whew, 2019 flew right on by, didn’t it? I can’t believe that it will be 2020 tomorrow. I’m sure that all of you feel the same. The end of the year is always a…
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Throw it in the Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe
When I started this blog I intended on sharing recipes featuring ingredients that I’ve grown myself, but I’m going to have a fudge a little here for this recipe. I just can’t pass up posting my apple butter recipe because you need to make this. You need this apple butter in your life. So, even…
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My Garden Battle with Japanese Beetles: Fight to Save my Grapes
There I was, minding my own business doing my daily plant check-up when I saw a few Japanese beetles feasting and romancing each other on my grape leaves. This was not my first brush with these bugs since I have a rose garden where they feasted like kings last year. But this was the first…
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Basil Limeade with Strawberries Recipe
Summer is here and the temperatures are soaring. What’s a better way to beat the heat than a nice cool glass of limeade/lemonade? Here’s my fresh from the garden twist on a summer staple. Ingredients 6 Limes 2 liters Water 4-8 tablespoons of Sugar Handful of Basil Handful of Strawberries Method Roll whole limes on…
The Plantiful Gardener 