Eating at Home on the First

[errantember]

The first of each month I only eat or drink things I've raised or brewed on my property. This month I was worried, because while my potatoes are going gangbusters, they're definitely nowhere near harvest. I did start mounding up the dirt around the leaves today, though!



I had 5 eggs in reserve, and some very scrubby carrots and tiny sweet potatoes from last month. I also had salt, pepper, and butter that I had previously traded worldmegan kombucha for. I also had kombucha, but it's very *bad* kombucha. I drank some anyway. At least it's fizzy! Here are some shots of my biggest meal. More info and tales of dearth if you click on the pics!

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[errantember.livejournal.com]

I've also been watering my potatoes thoroughly about two hours before dusk every day.

When I've seen a side-by-side comparison in my yard, I became aware that this was different from a dandelion. One thing that's happened, though, is that dandelions don't really grow in my yard anymore. It's probably partially because of the drought, but I think it's also because leaving my lawn mostly alone, and only cutting when I really have to, has improved my soil to a point where dandelions don't like it anymore.

I used to get slews in my backyard, but between the chickens and Louie, the backyard is basically noting but bare dirt right now. That might change if we finally get some rain.