by goldenmarket | Aug 8, 2025 | Blog, Canning, Food, Gardening, Preserving, Recipes
Canning Green Chiles In our household, we are absolutely obsessed with green chiles. Ever since we upgraded to a larger garden, I’ve thrown them into my ever-growing collection of peppers. However, there’s a catch: I can’t seem to grow enough to keep...
by goldenmarket | Aug 1, 2025 | Blog, Food, Gardening, Herbalism
Freezing Basil This year, I thought it would be a brilliant idea to plant a whole bunch of basil in my garden, right next to my peppers and tomatoes, because apparently they’re best buds. Fast forward to now: I’m drowning in basil and feeling like a deer in headlights...
by goldenmarket | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog, Food, Gardening, Preserving, Recipes
Cherry Pie Filling I have four cherry trees in our orchard that in the previous years we’ve lived here we barely had any cherries. This year was almost overwhelming how many cherries we had. It was slightly infested with ants yet still had a good amount of...
by goldenmarket | Jul 15, 2025 | Blog, Food, Gardening, Preserving, Recipes
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling Today, I picked some rhubarb. Earlier this spring, I moved eight rhubarb plants from my raised bed to an in-ground garden bed. Given that rhubarb is quite resilient, I decided to relocate them to create room for tomato plants, which...
by goldenmarket | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Pruning Comfrey My Comfrey plants have grown excessively tall and unbalanced, causing them to lean over and cast shade on the neighboring plants. Therefore, it’s time to trim them back for the benefit of those surrounding them and to create more growth of Comfrey....
by goldenmarket | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Gardening
Rollie Pollies In Your Garden Last year, I noticed a sh*t ton of rollie pollies, aka pill bugs in my garden bed. I was curious whether they might harm my plants, but I never found the time to investigate. This spring, I saw an increase in their numbers and noticed...
