One Hundred Dollars a Month - Page 1898 of 2143 - I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Mavis Garden Blog – What Seeds Should I Plant In My Fall Garden?

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By Mavis Butterfield on August 10, 2012 · 23 Comments

Okay peeps, I need your help.

This morning I’m off to The Home Depot to pick up a few more bags of my favorite seed starting soil. The seeds I planted about a month ago are now ready to plant outside thus making room for more seed trays under my 2 sets of grow lights.

In about a week or so the 2 raised garden beds that are now holding the bush beans and carrots will be ready to turn over and re plant. Also, in about a week I will be harvesting the latest round of cabbage and will need to fill that space as well.

So because I’ve never really tried to plant a full fledged fall garden before, I need your help. This is what I will be planting in flats today:

Kale
Swiss Chard
Peas
Beans
Patty Pan Squash {I think it might be too late but I am going to try anyway}
Cabbage
Lettuce, Lettuce, Lettuce
Spinach
Radishes {I am direct seeding those}

So what am I missing? Is there something else I should be planting? Please tell me there is something I can plant which will produce hundreds and hundreds of pounds produce.

~Mavis

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Easy Zucchini Recipes – Marinated Zucchini Salad

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By Mavis Butterfield on August 9, 2012 · 9 Comments

I spied this marinated zucchini recipe online the other day and immediately bookmarked it. I had absolutely no idea eating zucchini raw was an option. But hello… it sure is. In fact, if you slice the zucchini thin enough, you have no idea you are even eating zucchini.

Here is my jacked up version.

Ingredients

2 medium zucchinis, sliced paper thin
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh basil, finely sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice {I used bottled}
2 tablespoons fresh Parmesan {for garnish}
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

*The key is to slice the zucchini as thin as possible. Place sliced zucchini, basil, olive oil, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper in a bowl and toss until the zucchini slices are well coated.

Cover with saran wrap and let sit for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Sprinkle with Parmesan prior to serving.

~Mavis

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Mavis Garden Blog – A Thursday Morning Bountiful Harvest

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By Mavis Butterfield on August 9, 2012 · 12 Comments

While The Girl and I were off on our little adventure, the temps in the Seattle/Tacoma area skyrocketed into the 90’s. Wowza! I’m glad we missed it. I don’t know about you, but I like it around 65 degrees. That way I can wear jeans and a long sleeve shirt. I could never, in a million years, live in the dessert. Anything above 70 and I start to melt.

Right before we left, I noticed our two garden beds of green beans were flowering, and by the time we made it home, we had a boatload of beans. Because of all the zucchini drama surrounding yesterday, I wasn’t able to pick them, so this morning after breakfast, The Girl and I headed out the garden to see what we could harvest.

7 pounds 14 oz. Yeah Baby! I think I’m going to can them.

Which means I’m going to have to brake out the pressure canner. So if you don’t here from me within 3 hours or so, call the Fire Department, because I’ve blown up the house.

Wish me luck.

♥ Mavis

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How To Grow Your Own Food – Mavis’ Vegetable Garden Tour

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By Mavis Butterfield on August 9, 2012 · 13 Comments

Right now, I fee like the garden is in a bit of a holding pattern. Each day I walk out to the garden to see if there is anything to harvest, but most days, I just circle around, stare at the vegetables, and then wait. When it comes to gardening, waiting is the hardest part. Especially when it comes to tomatoes.

Some of the tomato plants are covered with green fruit, some with only one, and others are still in the flowering stage. It is absolute torture if you ask me. Will they ripen in time? What am I going to do if they don’t ripen? What am I going to do if they all ripen?

Yep, waiting is the hardest part.

Brussels Sprouts – There are still a few plants that have not gone to seed {fingers crossed}.

Dinosaur Kale is back.

Leaves of Brussels Sprouts, Swiss Chard that just won’t die and more Tri-Star strawberries.

The Walla Walla Onions are almost read to harvest.

First good sized pumpkin.

More freakin’ cabbage.

Heirloom tomatoes trying to ripen.

Hubbard Squash! We have tone of it. I’m so excited!

So that’s what is growing in my backyard, what is ripening in yours?

Have you harvested many tomatoes yet? Or are they still green?

~ Mavis

If you are looking for a sprinkler for the garden, this Noodlehead Flexible Lawn & Garden Sprinkler rocks! Amazon currently has it on sale for only $11.90, and I love it! Plus, if you have kids, they can run and jump over it too.

You control the spraying of only that which you want watered
Conserves your water by not spraying streets, sidewalks, buildings, windows, people or cars
No more brown spots in your lawns, simply point more noodles at them
Adapts to any shape or pattern you can imagine
Perfect for flowerbeds, sideyards, lawns, patios, courtyards, vegetable and herb gardens

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