Colored Eggs

This year I actually did color eggs. Not just the shell, but the eggs. And everyone had fun with them for dinner.

All I did was peel the hard boiled eggs then drop the egg in dye. I used dyes that you can find in the cake decorating supply stores or anywhere that sells the supplies.

I used them for some fun deviled eggs made with Dijon and dill with chopped black olives topping some.

Starting Collard Greens

Started the seeds today. Just a couple plants but I usually get lots of greens from a single plant. Probably start a few more in another month.

Getting Our Free Workshops Online

I am working to get the free workshops online in June. I have posted on Go Fund Me for sponsors.
Take a look!

http://www.gofundme.com/2gbdbc

Cleaning Up

Doing a little clean up outdoors (and indoors) in between writing. Plan to start some seeds this weekend, maybe some collards, lettuce and artichokes. Hopefully the plants will be well on their way for a smooth transplant in late May.

The Snow is Melting

....and the spring flowers are coming through nicely. Hopefully we will start getting more normal temps and not have a spring that will be too cool and wet to plant.

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Check It Out

There are a few new sites to check out. I have 2 books coming out in May. You can check it out on my Facebook Author's page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Pezza/361305117317777# and from there you can also hit the link to the publisher's Facebook page for the series.

I'm excited about it, and hope you'll check it out. And keep checking back here for new blog posts. And "Like" me on Facebook!

Planting in Winter

Visiting my parents in Florida (hoping that I can also escape New York State and all the BS there soon as well), and have gotten them to combine decorative and edibles. I put in kale a few days ago, and the fig tree that I propagated for them is growing slow, but doing well. Their pineapple patch has been cleaned out with all the old spent plants removed and now we are waiting for those left to start producing. Usually get some very sweet fruit.

Coconuts are exploding this year, as are the tomatoes and Thai peppers. Mom gets some good harvests from the ginger as well. The collards around the fountain are ready to be picked and I may try a few hibiscus blossoms for tea. Harvesting lettuce from the containers.

We also have figs, tomatoes and hibiscus in pots, as well as peppers in pots. Trying a pineapple in a large pot as well, just to see how well it does in comparison to those in the patch.

This just shows how much you can really get into a small garden space, as they are water front and do have a small yard.

My first book (Vegetable and Herb Gardening) should be coming out this spring from Hatherleigh Press. It is part of their Backyard Farming series.