I kind of hate to reveal this secret stash…but not too far from our house is a mature cherry tree that we share with another family. It actually belongs to neither of us, but we cheerfully share what we don’t own. History tells us that this is not always the case with humans… At firstContinue reading “Holy Cherries!”
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The Great Garlic ‘Scape – Recipe
Early to mid-June: ‘Scape from dinner prep with this quick last minute meal recipe using garlic scapes. “Scapes” issue from the growing hard- necked garlic. You can find them at farmers markets, and other places selling local produce. My Organic Market (MOM’s) in my area. Or in your own garden! Garlic is very easy toContinue reading “The Great Garlic ‘Scape – Recipe”
Ice Matron
Cold…cold…. cold….. GOOD! YES I am shivering on my walks as the temperature plummets. But I love it. Cold weather makes me feel great. (Full disclosure: as long as my sinuses are covered.) Deep freezing must be death to mold spores, right? — everything smells so clean outside. Death also to some bacterias. My energyContinue reading “Ice Matron”
Reflecting at Harvest Time
I didn’t grow this cauliflower although I would love to say I had. It is organically, locally grown but not in my backyard. But I DID grow these sweet potato cubes! See: (Contents: ground turkey with fennel, onion, cauliflower, and golden berries, seasoned with salt, coriander and Garam Marsala.) Every year I learn something new.Continue reading “Reflecting at Harvest Time”
Fruit Harvest?…
Last week’s yield from our gardens…Don’t open your fruit stand yet. Damned squirrels. They can be blamed for the single peach– our fruit trees were loaded this spring! I know it sounds like the proverbial one-that-got away story. I should have taken photos! Those little trees did produce handsomely, and the squirrels enjoyed the hard,Continue reading “Fruit Harvest?…”
‘Scape Into the Sun!
Or — ‘scape from the humidity, depending on how you feel. After what feels like weeks of rain ( was it only days?) the sun has come out today and it’s heating up. Time to pull the garlic! Garlic is planted around Halloween, winters over under a warm blanket of mulch, and is pulled outContinue reading “‘Scape Into the Sun!”
Renewed and Reborn
It was early April when I started limas, which is too late but I thought, why not? And since then an every day miracle is unfolding on my kitchen window sill. In just a few days, three lima bean seeds burst upward, out of the warmth and moisture provided by the useful repurposed plate warmerContinue reading “Renewed and Reborn”
First Child
As the spring slooowly unfurls, taunting us with a few warm days only to plunge us down into the icy blasts, this first child of our garden reaches skyward on my window sill. I started the potato soaking in the beginning of February this time, thanks to a note in my calendar. The hardest partContinue reading “First Child”
Thistling
I wanted a wildflower garden…but not this wild. Our neighbor walked by and observed that there have always been thistles on this property. For decades. Have I considered chemicals? All summer we have battled these thistles. We tried weed-whacking them. We tried cutting them off at ground level with scissors — exhausting. A gardening expertContinue reading “Thistling”
Just Let It Bee
Have you ever been eyeball to eyeball with a passionate scientist? You will find it hard to forget. I made the mistake of asking my niece, a research scientist with a double doctorate, about her research on bees at our last family reunion. I got an earful. She had nothing but scorn for the SaveContinue reading “Just Let It Bee”
Suburban Growing 