Our friends Emma, Lucy and Asher came over for lunch yesterday. Since kids are always looking for something fun to do, we took them into the garden to see if there was anything ready to harvest. They pulled some radishes. Then we wandered over to the potato bed. Was there anything happening under the surface […]
The cucumbers are starting to take flight. Time to get them growing vertically. Two varieties were planted in a long line with patty pan squash at the far end. Growing them up a trellis is the only way to manage them. Our trellis is constructed of 1 1/2-inch PVC pipe cut to fit. The pipe […]
The fava bean is the original Old Wold bean. Other beans originated in the Americas. Picked when the pods are green and plump, the barely mature beans are sweat and tender, tasting like fresh peas. But getting them from the garden to the dinner plate takes a bit of work. The fava bean is doubly […]
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