During our trip across the state last month, we found someone growing peaches successfully. Unfortunately (or fortunate for them), they didn’t have time to school me on the subject, as they were catching a plane. The University of Florida and my local extension sites have been helpful, though, and I hope to have a plan etched out by fall. I’ve put a lot of time into research, and I hope it will be profitable.

Our family eats such a large amount of produce that it just doesn’t make sense to not try to produce some of it ourselves. I don’t understand other moms who complain about their children not eating; we should be so lucky.

So, I was cultivating an area that I planted with squash and noticed a strange vine growing among the squash vines. Maybe you remember my watermelon story? Only this time, I know that I have another wild pumpkin vine on the loose. I need to pull it or move it, I think, as the flowers could cross-pollinate and produce cherries or something. There is also another “something” growing there, and I’m hoping this time it’s a fruit salad bush. After all, I did plant squash.

Since I’m trying to create more healthy menus little by little, I decided to go for broke and add a large amount of raw spinach to my morning smoothie. I’m convinced that a Vitamix would’ve made it more palatable, but my husband still isn’t convinced that the Vitamix is more than just an overpriced blender. Any opinions on the matter?