Black kale, Tuscan kale, Lacinato, Nero di Tuscn, Cavolo Palmizio–whatever you call it, this kale is one of my favorites. It ranks with my favorite of all plants for the vegetable garden for so many reasons. With it’s dark, deeply-etched leaves, it could be an ornamental. It’s a pleasure to look at, like a little palm tree with its […]
Tags:kale·Portuguese·soup
When you see the leaves of your zucchini plant suddenly wilt and fall to the ground, it’s a sure sign that somehting is drastically wrong. More likely than not, it’s a squash vine borer. Lately we seem to be plagued with squash troubles. Last year it was too much rain and some kind of rot […]
Tags:pests·squash borer·zucchini
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for any kind of vegetable grown in a row. A row of lettuce heads fills me with envy, and makes me think it must have been planted by a genius. But rows are for farmers. Rows are for walking down. Rows are for driving tractors through. Rows are […]
Tags:compost·vegetables
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