Falling for spring
Something about yesterday’s soggy, sunny-but-cool day felt like spring to me. And sure enough, when I started tromping through the side yard with a…
growing food
High and dry
Sun-dried tomatoes are my new favorite thing. The tomato seedlings got a late start, thanks to that wonderful but ill-timed trip to the Grand…
Stumped (Part 1)
My gloves were soaked and I wasn’t. At least not like I wanted to be. The sweat was pouring off of me like the…
Rootimentary, my dear Watson*
Pulled the last of the carrots this week to make room for Brussels sprouts in the raised bed. They were, by far, the big…
Gar-licked
Too much rain + partly shady garden site = sad garlic. Not a total failure, but definitely not the harvest we were hoping for….
Unreal estate
So what had happened was, the land we bought for our orchard doesn’t exist. And that’s why anyone who’s been waiting for an update…
Your moment of zen
What better way to enjoy Hump Day than with a wee stroll through the veg? Our garden got a late start this spring, thanks…
How sweet it is
Last month at Pasaquan, we picked up some wayward bamboo shoots that were taking over one of the outbuildings. After drying the culms for…
Carrot merit
Loving this heat-tolerant variety of Danvers 126 from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. These babies went into a batch of primavera along with garlic from our garden…