Muddy Boo Farm

Muddy Boo Farm Muddy Boo Farm is a small, suburban homesteading farm. We grow for friends and family, and personal use. We love to find creative ways to preserve our harvest.

I've been waiting 5 years for this peony. For those who don't know, peony hates to be moved, but with patience you are r...
06/02/2026

I've been waiting 5 years for this peony. For those who don't know, peony hates to be moved, but with patience you are rewarded with the most vivid blooms and beautiful fragrance.
Our lettuce is looking fantastic thanks to the cool weather. Our garlic is also lush. Raspberries are flowering and right on schedule. Everything but squash and cucumber is in the ground. We've been giving away plants like crazy, and if you are looking for tomato starts, we still have some. Whats left will be tucked into every corner, because we go through a lot of them around here.
Thanks to an early start, we have peppers on both hot and sweet plants, and the first flowers on cherry tomatoes. Despite the early start, things seem to be a few weeks behind thanks to the multiple cold snaps and Nor'easter. Ill swing back around with photos one we are getting real production. Im thinking we may start some short videos, but thats never been my specialty, so stay tuned and happy gardening!

I dont normally post our dinners, but here's what we did with the pioppino mushrooms!We used garlic Scape Jam made last ...
05/21/2026

I dont normally post our dinners, but here's what we did with the pioppino mushrooms!
We used garlic Scape Jam made last summer, which has mellowed just right into a sweet and savory jam with not too much acid, mozzarella, olive oil, fresh basil and some salt and fine hot pepper flakes. And voila! Dinner! I loved the texture if these and cant wait to use more in other ways!

We've been picking asparagus slowly as it comes along. Not too much, but just enough to have it a few times, which is ju...
05/19/2026

We've been picking asparagus slowly as it comes along. Not too much, but just enough to have it a few times, which is just right for us. Ignore the small amount of lettuce. I swear we grow more, but this is for the little old lady cat, who is a huge fan of lettuce, especially when its fresh. We primarily grow it for her 😁. We decided today was the day for these mushrooms. We could have let it go more but they seemed like they were getting fried at 95°. Not sure what the plan is, other than we are going to eat them. We also have brewed this fantastic Pilsner thanks to help from Pinter USA. Its as good as anything we've made or purchased and we are pleasantly surprised. Its been a long, long 3 weeks waiting for a taste 😆. Crisp, bubbly, and just a perfect beer for this time of year.

We've been picking asparagus slowly as it comes along. Not too much, but just enough to have it a few times, which is ju...
05/19/2026

We've been picking asparagus slowly as it comes along. Not too much, but just enough to have it a few times, which is just right for us. Ignore the small amount of lettuce. I swear we grow more, but this is for the little old lady cat, who is a huge fan of lettuce, especially when its fresh. We primarily grow it for her 😁. We decided today was the day for these mushrooms. We could have let it go more but they seemed like they were getting fried at 95°. Not sure what the plan is, other than we are going to eat them. We also have brewed this fantastic Pilsner thanks to help from Pinter USA. Its as good as anything we've made or purchased and we are pleasantly surprised. Its been a long, long 3 weeks waiting for a taste 😆. Crisp, bubbly, and just a perfect beer for this time of year.

We've been a little homebound around here, getting cabin fever! Mostly we've just been waiting on nicer weather. Its bee...
05/15/2026

We've been a little homebound around here, getting cabin fever! Mostly we've just been waiting on nicer weather. Its been too cold to plant most things, too rainy to work the empty beds, and too soon. So, we tried our hand at some mushrooms, which are just starting to fruit. We also have planted onions, lettuce, peas, carrots, some kale, and many potatoes. This weekend the weather looks like its going to flip, so ill be getting all the plants out for some hardening off. They are a little smaller than at this time last year, which is what im going for because everything got so pot bound by the time they found homes. We did have some early eggplant and hot peppers that got large, so hopefully they should take right off. I just started cucumbers and squash inside, and ill start corn this week. Let's hope summer treats us well, and we are able to share a lot more!!

04/27/2026

Another visitor came through around 2:30 AM. Sunday night is trash night for our street, as they pickup by 7AM Monday, so I am guessing he was drawn in by rabbits or the smell of food. Our front yard is open, but the back is surrounded by fence, so typically these guests prefer to stay over in the heavy wetland, or pass through to the next neighborhood which abuts the rail trail, and the power line corridors. This is a solid eastern coyote. We also have others that do not resemble this guy, with more of a longer hair coat and fluffy tail, which I think are a mix or hybrid, but that's a discussion for another time!
Ill have a plant post for you this week. Ive been slacking.

Slow, steady progress. All the tomatoes have been potted up. They are getting kicked out to the greenhouse, which is goo...
04/16/2026

Slow, steady progress. All the tomatoes have been potted up. They are getting kicked out to the greenhouse, which is good news because it means better weather is almost here! Ill pot up peppers once the space opens up, though I think they will stay inside for a while longer. This week or next, ill start melon, squash, zuchinni and cucumber, maybe some sweet corn. If my local people are wondering, because of tomato math, we will for sure, have extra transplants, first come, no holds once I think they are ready (obviously we are talking well into May).
This weekend if time allows, I'm getting the overgrown peas, onions, and potatoes into place. All the frost tolerant things can be planted, but dont get excited by this stretch of nice days!we still have the risk of a frost, and we've seen them here into May. Make sure you are ready to cover everything up!!! And it won't serve you to get those warm crops in, even under cover, they will just struggle with cold soil!
So, if you havent started tomatoes, eggplant, peppers indoors, you are probably a bit too late in 6b MA; begin planning you purchase of transplants from local farms and garden centers.

Things have been so busy here, I didnt even get to brag about Bobweiser and all his magical ideas! Check out this little...
04/08/2026

Things have been so busy here, I didnt even get to brag about Bobweiser and all his magical ideas! Check out this little New England adjustment. We start plants in our attic, because our greenhouse just isnt up to seed starting temps when I need it to be in February, March and April. Being an old house, we get some temp variation even inside as Massachusetts presets the full array of weather while its thawing out. I’ve been complaining that it really is an issue, and one day he just whipped this up in an hour. Boom, temps stabilized to magical 70s, and I can pin the door open when it warms up. Everything here is plugging along, and as usual, I WILL have extra transplants! Ill post more on what im growing later.
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03/04/2026

Sometimes the guests are small. I keep wondering what they are picking at? Ive had no luck growing much beyond weeds and some very tiny yarrow in these old planters! Id let them go, but how can I with so many visitors??

02/26/2026

Well, last night's guest left unsatisfied. How dare we end the path right there!!

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