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  1. Out of the garden and up the Family Tree

    I harvested the last of this year's edibles this morning... Before After I need to trim the Peace/Bird Garden, especially after this week's storms, but we're still inundated with droves of hummingbirds, so there's rarely a moment to sneak out and work there. We've got another streak of humidity and heat this week, but forecast says we'll cool off in time for the Equinox, as it should. With summer chores winding down and Autumn projects still weeks away, I've turned back to my genealogy […]

    sonnystoneacres.com/2026/09/13

  2. Out of the garden and up the Family Tree

    I harvested the last of this year's edibles this morning... Before After I need to trim the Peace/Bird Garden, especially after this week's storms, but we're still inundated with droves of hummingbirds, so there's rarely a moment to sneak out and work there. We've got another streak of humidity and heat this week, but forecast says we'll cool off in time for the Equinox, as it should. With summer chores winding down and Autumn projects still weeks away, I've turned back to my genealogy […]

    sonnystoneacres.com/2026/09/13

  3. Out of the garden and up the Family Tree

    I harvested the last of this year's edibles this morning... Before After I need to trim the Peace/Bird Garden, especially after this week's storms, but we're still inundated with droves of hummingbirds, so there's rarely a moment to sneak out and work there. We've got another streak of humidity and heat this week, but forecast says we'll cool off in time for the Equinox, as it should. With summer chores winding down and Autumn projects still weeks away, I've turned back to my genealogy […]

    sonnystoneacres.com/2026/09/13

  4. Out of the garden and up the Family Tree

    I harvested the last of this year's edibles this morning... Before After I need to trim the Peace/Bird Garden, especially after this week's storms, but we're still inundated with droves of hummingbirds, so there's rarely a moment to sneak out and work there. We've got another streak of humidity and heat this week, but forecast says we'll cool off in time for the Equinox, as it should. With summer chores winding down and Autumn projects still weeks away, I've turned back to my genealogy […]

    sonnystoneacres.com/2026/09/13

  5. Out of the garden and up the Family Tree

    I harvested the last of this year's edibles this morning... Before After I need to trim the Peace/Bird Garden, especially after this week's storms, but we're still inundated with droves of hummingbirds, so there's rarely a moment to sneak out and work there. We've got another streak of humidity and heat this week, but forecast says we'll cool off in time for the Equinox, as it should. With summer chores winding down and Autumn projects still weeks away, I've turned back to my genealogy […]

    sonnystoneacres.com/2026/09/13

  6. These probably look a bit drab, but I'm guessing our neighbors' corn will be pulled in this week (could be wrong, they might wait one more week, we'll see). I'm hoping to take daily photos to capture how quickly the landscape changes.

    Corn is probably just 8.5 ft tall!

    Winchester cameo for scale, and to counter the drab. (Winchester is never drab, just dapper.)

    #CentralIllinois #Illinois #Midwest #HarvestTime

  7. These probably look a bit drab, but I'm guessing our neighbors' corn will be pulled in this week (could be wrong, they might wait one more week, we'll see). I'm hoping to take daily photos to capture how quickly the landscape changes.

    Corn is probably just 8.5 ft tall!

    Winchester cameo for scale, and to counter the drab. (Winchester is never drab, just dapper.)

    #CentralIllinois #Illinois #Midwest #HarvestTime

  8. These probably look a bit drab, but I'm guessing our neighbors' corn will be pulled in this week (could be wrong, they might wait one more week, we'll see). I'm hoping to take daily photos to capture how quickly the landscape changes.

    Corn is probably just 8.5 ft tall!

    Winchester cameo for scale, and to counter the drab. (Winchester is never drab, just dapper.)

    #CentralIllinois #Illinois #Midwest #HarvestTime

  9. These probably look a bit drab, but I'm guessing our neighbors' corn will be pulled in this week (could be wrong, they might wait one more week, we'll see). I'm hoping to take daily photos to capture how quickly the landscape changes.

    Corn is probably just 8.5 ft tall!

    Winchester cameo for scale, and to counter the drab. (Winchester is never drab, just dapper.)

    #CentralIllinois #Illinois #Midwest #HarvestTime

  10. These probably look a bit drab, but I'm guessing our neighbors' corn will be pulled in this week (could be wrong, they might wait one more week, we'll see). I'm hoping to take daily photos to capture how quickly the landscape changes.

    Corn is probably just 8.5 ft tall!

    Winchester cameo for scale, and to counter the drab. (Winchester is never drab, just dapper.)

    #CentralIllinois #Illinois #Midwest #HarvestTime

  11. A step-by-step guide to #SavingSeeds

    by Maud Powell, March 2010

    "Summer and autumn are the seasons when many gardeners and farmers are out in their fields collecting vegetable, fruit and flower seeds for the next season. Seed saving is an excellent way to engage in the worldwide movement to preserve some of the older 'heirloom' varieties of seed.

    "During the past two decades, many seed companies have consolidated, and regulations regarding the patenting of seed varieties have been loosened. As a result, seed companies routinely drop older varieties for newer ones, which are usually hybridized and/or patented.

    "Organized grassroots #SeedSaving efforts, as well as inspired gardeners and farmers, have done an excellent job of saving many heirloom varieties.

    "Seed saving is also a great way to develop seed lines that are well adapted to a particular environment. Saving seed from the healthiest plants year after year enables growers to select for traits that are most suitable for their growing conditions.

    "Finally, seed saving encourages a deeper understanding of the life cycle of plants. We rarely see certain vegetable plants, such as lettuce, onions and carrots, in the reproductive stage of their lives. Saving seed provides growers with an education in plant genetics and breeding, which is usually left to universities and seed companies. Following are the four basic steps to saving seed."

    Read more:
    extension.oregonstate.edu/gard

    Español version:
    extension.oregonstate.edu/es/g

    #SolarPunkSunday #HarvestTime #Harvesting #SeedSavers #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #SeedExchange #SharingEconomy #OSUExtensionService #OregonStateUniversity #HeirloomSeeds #HeirloomPlants