So, I’ve been encouraged by this “stay at home” time to try some Novel Corona Gardening! I planted a beet that I bought in a grocery store (was a whole beet with the top), and I’ve been harvesting and cooking the leaves. Cook them as you would any green, or add them to soup. And…
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Support Poles from Purple Lambsquarter
Although some consider it a weed, several years ago, I planted purple lambsquarter. Lambsquarter is a great, edible, xeriscape plant, and in addition to eating it, and trimming some into small landscape trees, in the past few years, I’ve begun harvesting the stalks, drying them, and using them as support poles, for vining plants. The…
Edibles – June 2014
We’ve had to say goodbye to a few of the veggies in the yard and greenhouse. The kale and asparagus are joining lettuce and regular spinach as past season. But now the Swiss Chard, broccoli, and tomatoes are producing. I even plucked a couple puff ball mushrooms from the yard, for a quick soup today….
Lamb’s Quarters
It’s finally happened – I’ve become my grandmother. I hear my brother’s voice in my head, “Grandma mows her lawn in the morning, and cooks it for dinner.” We all thought it was hysterical, because it was sort of true, and (we all thought) a little strange. But now, I’m doing the same thing. This…
What to Plant February 2013
I looked at the Mother Earth planting guide for this area, and here’s what I’ll be planting in February: beets, carrots, collards, mache, radish, sorrel, spinach, lettuce, potatoes, onions, and eggplant. I’ll be using plenty of fish emulsion, Garrett Juice, and organic fertilizer to help add nitrogen to the soil. I’d plant arugula, but apparently…