You know you’ve caught the gardening fever when you are swept away by your fava beans. Favas are an architectural wonder. The leaf structures are fascinating. These plants are six inches tall now and bursting with energy. Last summer I planted turnips for the fall and had the hardest time getting them to germinate. I […]
“Daddy! Look at all the dandelions!” That was daughter’s reaction this weekend to the incredible bloom taking place in our front “yard.” It’s been an unusually cool spring so far, ideal for all sorts of cool weather plants, be they in the garden beds or in the spaces in between. Dandelion, chickweed, wild strawberry and […]
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Asparagus has a special place in the heart of the vegetable gardener. Being a perenniel, asparagus needs only to be planted once. Then, without much additional care, it will produce an abundance of lovely, fresh spears of asparagus year after year–for 15 years or more. Kids, it turns out, love asparagus as well. They like […]
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