Our row of pea plants has come up lush and strong with many pods that are just beginning to swell. Capturing the image with a camera is not so easy. Perhaps you can make out one of the pods just to the left of center. The fava beans made a dense patch of tall and […]
Sometimes I am completely surprised by what the kids in my “food appreciation” classes find delicious. I wasn’t sure at all about this particular dish–a salad of fava beans, peas and asparagus–because it is just so darn green. In addition, I was betting the kids had never heard of fava beans and might very well […]
The tomato seedlings have been thriving in their seed cells, set in an east-facing window. Being at least three weeks past the average last frost date here in the District of Columbia, it’s time to find the seedlings a new home and prepare them for transplanting into the garden. I planted four varieties: Cherokee Purple, […]
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