My Backyard Blog
Love my photography? Curious about gardening or homesteading? Check out my Backyard Blog – the place where you can find photos and my journal on our experiences growing food in our backyard. We live in Northeastern Connecticut on almost 2 acres, with about half it being wooded. But, our backyard is abundant with crops! Check out my latest garden projects here as I document what’s growing throughout the seasons.
-Ling Messer
Outdoor Power Equipment
Living in a rural part of Connecticut means you collect tree branches, twigs, and leaves, resulting in a huge pile of rabbit (or skunk!) habitat. Burning brush isn’t the best solution for us, either, as the smoke can be irritating and burning is prohibited anyway. Check out my photos of the solution to eliminating brush piles!
Garlic Scapes
My Culinary Delight of June A lot of people who garden stop enjoying its bounty when the garden is “over” in late fall. Those who
Planting Corn
How can gardeners stop the addiction of buying seeds? Every gardener knows that buying seed packets every year can be very addicting. One can easily
Tomorrow’s Garden
One minute’s worth of video clips for the agricultural business or advertising agency…or at least for folks who procrastinate with their garden!
April Potato Planting
Many people think it’s too cold to plant anything in April, but not potatoes! View snapshots of potato planting after my husband got home from work.
Planting a Salad
The salad mix doesn’t come from the store, it comes from nature. I’m growing salad from decomposed cow poop and leaves: organic matter.