I went to my pantry about a week ago and ended up pulling out a garlic head that had two tiny green shoots peeking out of it. This happens to my onions and sometimes even potatoes and I don't think twice about getting rid of them.
But for some reason, looking down at that garlic, I thought hey I should totally plant this!
Now the plant is 3 times as big, and just loving it! I'm so excited to have fresh garlic in my garden now. I have no idea what to do with it, so I need to read up and fast. Has anyone ever grown Garlic before?
I was so surprised again when Tiffany of My Crowded Kitchen and Holistic Gal of Holistic Gals Thinny Recipes gave me the Versatile Blogger Award! I just love the vegetarian and vegan recipes on Holistic Gal. She has such great info about food and living well. You can also find Tiffany, and her fabulous desserts and recipes, as a weekly author on A Thrifty Mom. Thank you so much Tiffany and Holistic Gal!
Here's the scoop on the Award...
So, what is the Versatile Blogger Award? ”It is a great way to introduce different bloggers to each other and to promote quality blogs that awardees and their readers may not have discovered otherwise.”
Thank the person who gave you this award.
Include a link to their blog.
Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly.
Link to those 15 bloggers for the the Versatile Blogger Award. And let them know by posting a comment on their blog.
Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.
So here are my nominees:
Okay that was tough and I could pick 15!
Seven things about me...
1. In real life I work with a local Wildlife Refuge, I love animals (especially birds) and am pretty passionate about conservation.
2. I'm a military wife and my hubster is a helicopter pilot.
3. I adore skinny jeans, especially if they are colored.
4. Hopefully getting our first Labrador puppy this summer!
5. I read, a lot. (And not just cookbooks!) I have stacks upon stacks on my nightstand...
6. I don't watch TV. I'm serious! If I do happen to turn it on, it's usually for The Big Bang Theory or How I Met Your Mother.
7. I'm a twenty-something, inching closer to the big 3-0. And I'm not sure how I feel about that...
Thanks for including me here :) I love your blog as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Abby! This is so much fun! I'm nearing the big 3-0 as well and sort of wish that I had stopped at 26, but I'm also enjoying all the things that keep coming with each year.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your puppy! Our vizsla puppy, Parsley, is just past 5 months now and it's just the best feeling in the world to come home to her!
Thanks for linking up. I'd like to try to grow garlic. Keep us posted on how yours does.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome! Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteI grew garlic once and I just pulled up enough to use for a few weeks or so and broke the head up, then replanted. It just keeps grooooowing!
Hihi, have to say I agree with you on the colored skinny's!
ReplyDeleteCongrats for getting the award and I'm here to offer you a Liebster Blog award one as well because I love your blog! If you decide to accept it, there's some info on my blog.
Congratulations on your award. I'm glad that you tried growing that garlic--it's always fun to experiment out in the garden!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on both your garlic, and your award!! Well deserved :-) I can't offer any advice on growing garlic, sorry, but good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award and I'm so flattered that you passed it on to me, too. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy husband would be so jealous that yours is a helicopter pilot. Mine flies a plane but he's always wanted to be licensed in helicopters, too. :)
Enjoy the rest of your week! :)
Congrats on your award! Love your garlic plant! Never grew it before.
ReplyDeleteYeah girl! I put my green onions in a jar on my counter that gets plenty of sunshine and those things grew and grew and grew until I was sick of having green onions on my counter. It's strange how it's strange that we think things bought from a grocery store are done growing but really they have so much more to give!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the award! I love your blog too :) And love that you're growing your own garlic!
ReplyDeleteOk seriously this is scary... Your like my twin. I work for a non profit and looove it, I'm a military gf, Army, I never watch tv except for the two shows you mentioned... And the occasional that 70's show, we have 2 pups (love), and everything else in between. Plus you grow garlic which pretty much makes you my idol! This twenty-something (closer to 30's) is def coming around here more!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the award, and een better when it comes from a truely fabulous source :)
Congratulations on the award! Wanted to let you know that I just nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. You can check out the details on my site. Also, good luck with the garlic. I have grown it for many years now and have had wonderful success. You can never have too much garlic :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for including me on the list Abby- I truly am honored!! As for the garlic- I have found that growing it is awesome pest control...at least the bunnies in my yard do not touch it! Of course the green "scapes" are edible too, just a milder taste- slice and use as you would garlic cloves.
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