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Planting Kale for a Winter Harvest

By Mavis Butterfield on September 25, 2016 · 5 Comments

Yesterday the puggle princess and I planted kale in the stock tanks and in one of the planters on the back patio. Just a few days ago the containers had tomatoes growing in them. I don’t know what the weather is like in your neck of the woods, but things are really starting to cool down Read More >>

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Planting Guide – Starting Radish from Seed

By Mavis Butterfield on September 22, 2016 · 3 Comments

Radishes are the perfect cool weather filler crop.  You can pack them in super tight, you get a harvest really, really quickly, and then you can free up the space to plant something else.  I like to grow them twice, once in the spring and again in the fall. Several years ago, I decided to Read More >>

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Cheesy Zucchini and Corn Casserole

By Mavis Butterfield on September 6, 2016 · 6 Comments

Let’s face it. This time of year should be called the season of endless zucchini recipes. When zucchini grows around here, it GROWS! I found the perfect recipe to accommodate that season! The recipe itself is SO tasty, but I LOVE that it used up 3 pounds of zucchini. It’s making a dent in my Read More >>

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Van De Leur Park in Yountville, California

By Mavis Butterfield on August 29, 2016 · 1 Comment

I was going through photographs of our summer trip to Napa yesterday when I realized I had never shared the photos I snapped of our walk through Van De Leur park. It was a small park {that was formerly the site of an old fire station} and sits just down the street from The French Laundry in Read More >>

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Ever Heard of Transplant Shock?

By Mavis Butterfield on August 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Reader Jan sent in the following question. I thought it might be an issue a few of you have faced, so I figured I’d address it here and maybe help a few extra readers out who share her situation! Here’s what she asked: Mavis, I just tried transplanting seedlings for the first time. I thought Read More >>

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