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
Garlic Scapes | CT Agriculture Photographer
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 from My Own Harvested Seeds (& some thoughts about “sustainability”)
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
Agriculture Video: 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.
Put on your muckboots, let’s check out the garden.
Step into your muck boots and let’s go for a quick check on the garden after a couple days of rain.
Dirty Beginnings of 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.