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10/27/2026

Root With Roam: The Great Pumpkin Disappointment! 🎃🐾

Well, it was finally time to harvest the pumpkins! This pathetic excuse for a pumpkin plant spent the entire summer taking up valuable garden space and rewarded us with a whopping TWO pumpkins. How generous. 🙄 Last year's variety was much more productive, so we'll probably go back to that one next year. Roam managed to locate our underwhelming harvest before running around the backyard like a wild woman while we did the actual work. Excellent supervision, as always.

Pumpkins are best harvested when their skin has hardened, their colour has developed, and their stems are starting to dry out. With Ontario's colder weather moving in, it's better to harvest before a hard frost. Once picked, pumpkins with intact skins and stems can be cured in a warm, dry, well-ventilated spot for about 10–14 days to help toughen their skins for storage. Any pumpkins that are soft, damaged, or not fully mature should be used sooner rather than stored long-term. Hopefully, next year's pumpkin patch will be a little less embarrassing! 🎃

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10/25/2026

Root With Roam: The Great Pepper Eviction 🌶️🍂

The cold weather is finally getting to our hot pepper plants, so Roam made the executive decision to harvest everything today. Apparently, she's also in charge of agricultural operations now. Better to grab them while we can than let Jack Frost help himself to our hard work. Another successful harvest under her questionable management!

Our Thai chilies are a mix of red and green, but we're hoping a few more will ripen indoors. Chilies ripen best on the plant, although those already starting to change colour may continue turning red on the counter. The fully green ones might stay that way, but they're still perfectly edible! Green chilies have a grassier flavour, while red ones are generally sweeter and more mature. Either way, they'll all be heading to the freezer to keep us sweating through winter! 🔥

10/24/2026

Root With Roam: Witches, Walks & Autumn Colours! 🍂🧙‍♀️🐾

A break from the garden today to head downtown for Arnprior's annual Witch Walk! Roam was thrilled to see so many people out, especially all the fantastic costumes. Nothing makes her happier than a crowd of potential new best friends. Great to see the community come together for some Halloween fun!

We also love this time of year for walks through Gillies Grove, one of Arnprior's most beautiful natural treasures. With its towering old-growth trees and leaves turning brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow, it's absolutely stunning in autumn. Roam, of course, is far more interested in sniffing every leaf than appreciating the scenery. 🍁

10/24/2026

Root With Roam: Brave Until It Gets Close! 🐶🧹

Roam is once again “helping” with the housework by protecting us from the terrifying vacuum monster. Lots of growling, plenty of attitude, and absolutely zero assistance. She's all bark and no bite, but apparently someone has to defend this household.

Roam has always taken her job as vacuum security very seriously. That is, until the vacuum actually comes near her. Suddenly, our fearless protector is jumping onto the couch and looking to us for protection. Apparently, she's only brave when the monster is at a safe distance. 😂

10/22/2026

Root With Roam: Trained by the Dog 🎾🐾

Gotta take advantage of these sunny afternoons while we still can! Roam spends most of the day harassing me to go outside and throw her beloved red toy. And honestly, how can I say no? God, she loves that thing. Nothing makes her happier than running around the backyard like a maniac chasing it.

She's even figured out that if she drops the toy and walks down the deck, we'll throw it for her. No more tug-of-war or negotiating with a furry little terrorist. She patiently waits at the bottom while we pick it up and launch it. Such a clever girl. She's really done an excellent job training us. 😂

10/22/2026

Root With Roam: Short Legs, Big Personality! 🐾

She's got little short legs, a big head, and God damn, is she ever cute! ❤️ One of the best parts of working from home is having this little weirdo sleeping next to me. Not exactly the most productive coworker, but definitely the cutest. And somehow, she's still the boss.

Of course, her beloved red toy is never far away. Whether she's sleeping, playing, or demanding attention during a meeting, that thing is always nearby. We've learned to keep a backup ready because eventually she'll destroy this one too. Apparently, job security is a big deal in the red toy industry.

10/21/2026

Root With Roam: The Great Potato Tower Takedown! 🥔🐾

Well, the potato plants had finally died, so it was time to tear down the towers and see what we'd grown! Roam supervised the entire operation while I did the actual work of pulling everything apart and collecting the potatoes. Apparently, watching someone dig qualifies as a full-time job. Another successful harvest under her expert management!

Before storing our potatoes long-term, we'll need to cure them. That means brushing off the excess dirt (no washing yet!) and leaving them somewhere dark, cool, and well-ventilated for 1–2 weeks. This toughens their skins and helps minor scratches heal, so they'll last longer in storage. Then it's off to a cool, dark spot until we're ready to eat them. Roam has already taken credit for the harvest and is presumably expecting a promotion.

10/20/2026

Root With Roam: The Tomato Jungle Lives On! 🍅🐾

Despite the colder weather, our yellow cherry tomatoes are still producing like nobody told them summer was over! Roam is thrilled to supervise yet another harvest. We'll have to pick them before the frost arrives and officially ends the party.

These are **indeterminate tomatoes**, also known as vining tomatoes, which keep growing and producing fruit until frost shuts them down. We learned that giving them enough space is important, something we clearly ignored this year. Next year, we'll space them out properly instead of accidentally growing a tomato jungle. Roam, naturally, takes no responsibility. 🌱

10/19/2026

Root With Roam: From Fixer-Upper to Dog Paradise! 🐾🏡

One of the main reasons we bought a house was so we could finally get a dog. Of course, buying a house built in 1900 meant we had about a century's worth of projects to tackle first. Once we'd made enough progress, we had a back deck built, opening up the backyard and giving Roam her very own kingdom to terrorize. Naturally, she took the responsibility very seriously.

That deck changed everything. It gave us easier access to the backyard, inspired our first proper gardening season, and turned the space into somewhere we could spend countless hours growing food, enjoying summer evenings, and watching Roam run amok. Turns out, all that hard work was worth it. Even if the dog thinks we did it all for her. Which, technically, we did.

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