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Garden 2018: Lessons Learned and What I’m Doing Next Year

There’s been two back to back overnight frosts and the 2018 gardening season is officially done as far as I’m concerned.  Someday I will try and extend my season by a month, but with some unexpected health complications this summer, this is not the year.  Here’s a little recap of what went well, what I learned, and what

First, let’s start with the successes. . .

Check out my small space backyard vegetable garden. It's amazing how much you can grow using the square foot gardening method and a bit of vertical gardening. #smallspace #gardening #backyard #vegetable #garden

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The 2 Step Solution to Control Powdery Mildew

Your garden is doing well and you’re even starting to harvest some vegetables, when all of a sudden you see some weird little white spots on your pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, or zucchini.  You shrug it off, thinking it’s probably no big deal.

A few days later it’s spread to more and more leaves, and those few innocent white dots have overtaken more an more leaves in a white, powdery mess of horror.  You my friend, have an outbreak of powdery mildew.

While you can’t reverse it, I’ll show you the two step process to keep it from spreading further.

Need to get rid of powdery mildew on your squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, or zucchini? I'll show you the treatment I use on the plants in my garden, and talk a bit about prevention for next time. #gardeningtips #powderymildew #vegetablegardening #vegetablegarden #beginnergardener #gardentips #gardeningtips

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Beet Leaf Rolls with Creamy Dill Sauce

You might have heard of beatniks (dough rolled up in a beet leaf) but have you heard of beet leaf rolls?  They’re a riff off of cabbage rolls, way better tasting, and a great way to use up some of your beet leaves.

By the way, did you know you can eat beet leaves?  Now you do.  They’re delicious in these rolls, used as salad greens, or fried up as part of a stir fry.

Or maybe you haven’t heard of any of these things.  Read on and you’ll be glad you did.

Ukrainian beet leaf rolls with creamy dill sauce will be your new vegetarian comfort food. It's an easy cabbage roll recipe stuffed with rice and baked into a delicious casserole--just like Mom used to make. #casserole #beetleafrolls #cabbagerolls #Ukrainiandishes #Ukrainiancuisine #vegetariancasserole #vegetarian #casserole

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Bumbleberry Crisp with Saskatoon Berries, Rhubarb, and Strawberries

Have you heard of bumbleberry?  It isn’t actually a berry, but a combination of fresh or frozen fruit including saskatoon berries, blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, or crab apples.  The beautiful thing is you can pick whichever three or more you have on hand, in whatever amounts you like, and still call it bumbleberry.

For generations, farm wives have loved making bumbleberry pies and crisps to clean our their freezers of leftover frozen fruit or use up an overabundance of summer fruit.

Whatever your situation, you’re sure to love this easy summer dessert recipe.

Rhubarb, strawberry, and Saskatoon berry combine in this easy and delicious bumbleberry crisp recipe. With rolled oats and fresh or frozen fruit, it's sure to become a new favorite summer dessert recipe. #bumbleberrycrisp #summerdessert #summerdessertrecipe #fruitcrisp #saskatoonberry #rhubarb #strawberry

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Saskatoon Berry Hand Pies

You’ve been making pies, and now you have this awkward little bit of pie filling left over. What do you do?

Don’t throw it out, make these easy hand pies instead!

Have a few leftovers from making a Saskatoon berry pie recipe? Don't through them out, make these easy hand pies instead. #handpies #pie #saskatoonberries #saskatoonberryrecipes #easyrecipes #dessertrecipes #summerdessertrecipe #pierecipe

You’ll need 2 heaping tablespoons of leftover pie filling per hand pie, pre-made butter pastry, and a pizza cutter to cut the strips.

Cut a long rectangle, about 4 inches wide and the length of the pastry dough. Add 2-3 heaping tbsp pie filling to the bottom half. Fold over, pinch the dough shut, and poke a few holes through the top with a fork.

Have a few leftovers from making a Saskatoon berry pie recipe? Don't through them out, make these easy hand pies instead. #handpies #pie #saskatoonberries #saskatoonberryrecipes #easyrecipes #dessertrecipes #summerdessertrecipe #pierecipe

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Get my Saskatoon Berry Pie Recipe here, or try it with my Sour Cherry Pie recipe here.

Have a few leftovers from making a Saskatoon berry pie recipe? Don't through them out, make these easy hand pies instead. #handpies #pie #saskatoonberries #saskatoonberryrecipes #easyrecipes #dessertrecipes #summerdessertrecipe #pierecipe