Comments on: I’m thinking of entering the county fair

By: Rain Forest Certified

Rain Forest Certified — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:42:27 +0000

[...] any habitat describes our experience here, it is more like a cross between Amazon Rain Forest and a farm. At least, that’s the way the adventures run at our [...]

By: The Garlic and Turtles are Safely Planted — Susiej

The Garlic and Turtles are Safely Planted — Susiej — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:53:24 +0000

[...] weekend I cleaned up the garden, folded in some leaves to mulch the soil for next spring. Then, I pulled out the shovel and started [...]

By: Soon, We’ll be Picking Beans off the Ceiling — Susiej

Soon, We’ll be Picking Beans off the Ceiling — Susiej — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:21:01 +0000

[...] As a result, the beans have grown to the top of the poles, and then, continued to drop down and vine around the same pole. This has not created a “fort” but an actual garden, and the kid’s have not even acknowledge this fort’s existence, like they did last year. [...]

By: Jack’s Magic Beans — Susiej

Jack’s Magic Beans — Susiej — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:43:22 +0000

[...] for themselves until summer break, is not viewed for the magic that it truly is. Besides, it grew just fine last year. The miracle of Jack in the Beanstalk’s magic seeds may be lost on the youth, but not on [...]

By: My seedlings are out growing their pots — Susiej

My seedlings are out growing their pots — Susiej — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:38:36 +0000

[...] into hyper-growth mode. The green beans are starting to form buds for flowers, and are already sending out tentacles to attach themselves to anything they can grab and hang onto for dear life. The corn roots are [...]

By: Recession Advice For Hardware Stores — Susiej

Recession Advice For Hardware Stores — Susiej — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:55:43 +0000

[...] them up with twine on bamboo, and get their kids to beg their parents to buy some seeds so they can have a fort too. Teach us how easy it is to grow beans — even magic ones. And show us again, how canning all [...]

By: Ever wonder why there are so many allergies today? — Susiej

Ever wonder why there are so many allergies today? — Susiej — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:43:56 +0000

[...] in moderation.Â But, maybe we should go ahead and order those vegetable seeds and plant that bean fort. I can think of no better way than to fight the winter blues anyway, than to start some seeds [...]

By: Black Plastic Bag Leaf Compost — Susiej

Black Plastic Bag Leaf Compost — Susiej — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:30:07 +0000

[...] and you know how I hate to cut up my day to go toÂ Walmart, so I used the vines from the Jack-In-The-Beanstalk fort, along with the tomato vines. No beans?Â Use grass [...]

By: If you insist, we’ll carve these pumpkins — Susiej

If you insist, we’ll carve these pumpkins — Susiej — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:34:00 +0000

[...] come, wither and die, without leaving that green little pumpkin ball. This year, inspired by the Jack-In-The-Beanstalk seeds from Seeds of Change, I decided to give the pumpkins one more try and ordered pumpkins seeds. [...]

By: An ancient apple orchard — Susiej

An ancient apple orchard — Susiej — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:27:24 +0000

[...] had one of those weekends where we worked crazy hard. I dismantled the bean fort and saved all the materials, set up a compost system (more on that this week), we raked lots of [...]