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Harvesting Hardneck Garlic

July 23, 2012

‘DUGANSKI’ HEIRLOOM HARDNECK GARLIC, FRESHLY DUG AND READY TO BE CURED IN A DRY, SHADY SPOT OUTDOORS. Growing your own garlic takes time, this…

7 Things to Avoid when Preparing a Vegetable Garden

May 24, 2012

THESE SNAP PEAS MIGHT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE WITH SIX TO EIGHT HOURS OF SUNLIGHT IS FINE, BUT TEN TO TWELVE HOURS CAN ADD…

Cardoons – So Yummy, It’s Cardunculous.

December 10, 2011

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS, or the COMMON CARDOON – IT LOOKS LIKE FUZZY CELERY WITH THORNS, OR AN ARTICHOKE PLANT ( WHICH IT BOTANICALLY IS), HAS…

Digging Belgian Endive for Winter Forcing

October 30, 2011

AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL, I DUG THE ROOTS OF BELGIAN ENDIVE, NICE AND THICK AND EARTH-COVERED – THESE WILL BE POTTED UP…

Fractal Broccoli

October 24, 2011

THE HEIRLOOM ITALIAN BROCCOLI, ROMANESCO, HAS A COMPLEX AND BEAUTIFUL FRACTAL PATTERN SEQUENCE THAT DEMONSTRATES A RECURSIVE HELICAL ARRANGEMENT OF CONES, A COMMON MATHEMATICAL…

Planting Heirloom Garlic

October 3, 2011

SOME OF THE MANY HEIRLOOM VARIETIES OF GARLIC I AM PLANTING THIS WEEKEND. ALL ARE FROM TERRITORIAL SEED. IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO ORDER…

My 1802 Melon Project

September 21, 2011

This little project began last May, after purchasing a rare 1802 gardening book. It was then, when I discovered that in the early Nineteenth…

CUCUMBER MOLDS FROM JAPAN

July 9, 2011

Cuteness from the garden. Who wouldn’t love these heart cucumbers from their own garden? What more can I say about these fun and cute…

The Last Turnips of Spring

June 20, 2011

Scarlet Queen turnips are harvested from one of my raised beds on the last day of spring. With the summer solstice approaching tomorrow, the…

June Salad Harvest

June 12, 2011

REMEMBER THOSE MINIATURE LETTUCE’S THAT I PLANTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO? THE ARE ALL READY FOR HARVESTING, AND BECAUSE I TIERED MY SOWING,…

Growing With Plants

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