One of my indoor plants that has fallen on hard times. I generally have bad luck with ferns, not sure why because I follow the instructions. Can this fern be saved or is it well and truly dead? When I saw it was starting to die, about a week ago, I set it out on [...]

Pulled up behind the house and caught this bird. Flew away a heartbeat after I took this pic This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Kinda hard to see in the pic, but this corn plant did not put out any cobs (it’s right next to one that did), just this weirdnes: two kernels of corn. Whaaa-? LOL! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Green and black beans among the corn This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The mint has gone to seed, which makes me very excited! I have been waiting all summer for it to ‘spread like crazy’. It did spread out a bit but not nearly as much as I’d been expecting. I love mint! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

In the middle of eating this lovely dish I thought, hey now, I grew this food! well everything but the rice Okra and tomatoes sauteed in a little olive oil with fresh garlic over white rice(and it’s no-salt, low-fat too!) This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The apple tree got badly damaged during a storm last year but it seems to be hanging in there. We thought we wouldn’t get very many apples this year because of the damage but it put out the usual number of apples, maybe even more… This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting [...]

Concord grapes we grow alongside and by the garage. I expected more growth this year, but what we got is teh awesome! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The corn fared poorly this year, but I figued out it was because I grew carrots in between each row. Duh!! the carrots got all the nutrients. oh well, live and learn, right? This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The blackberry bushes just went to town this year. My husband is going to cut them back again. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

turnips, squash, mint, carrots, corn, okra, cabbage, cantaloupe, broccoli, peppers… This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

I didn’t grow many things up on the balcony this year; I usually have pots ringed all around the balcony. But time was an issue this year with the bookstore an stuff. I grew peppers, okra, and tomatoes on the balcony, and we even had a few pots of blackberries growing. This blog entry written [...]

This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The apple tree put out a bunch of nice apples this year. The boys snack on these a lot all summer. Now the only apples that are left are on the top branches, high up in the tree. To get them I stand on the balcony and throw a basketball at the tree to knock [...]

I am growing potatoes in the garden and also in this old can with holes punched in the bottom. I set the potatoes growing in the can a while ago and completely forgot about them! Whew the plants were nearly to the top of the can. I folded them in and covered with another layer [...]

My peppers on the balcony are just now growing big. I hope they get to size before the weather turns. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!