Collecting apples for crushing

Currently, in my gardenless state, any opportunity to get up close and personal with any kind of gardening and I’m in.Β  Even a rain soaked autumnal day won’t dampen my enthusiasm, so when I was invited to help pick apples and help get them pressed for cider making I jumped at the chance.Β  I even dragged Hubby the Un-Gardener with me as being cooped up … Continue reading Collecting apples for crushing

Collecting Lemons

A friend of mine recently shared his lemon harvest with me, to which I was extremely grateful.Β  Citrus has been my Achilles heel.Β  I love to use the fragrant fruit in my kitchen in a multitude of ways, but over the last decade of being here a flourishing citrus grove has been elusive.Β  It turns out they don’t like wet feet and so many poor … Continue reading Collecting Lemons