The fava beans are coming on strong in the garden but weeks away from producing anything edible. So why am I writing about fava beans and peas? Earlier in the year, we got an unexpected request from the D.C. Historical Society to help put together a garden-related speaking program. Apparently the folks at the historical […]
In the course of researching an article on rhubarb recently I discovered that a close relation is sorrel. Oxalic acid makes rhubarb leaves toxic. It gives sorrel leaves a distinct and almost addictive tartness, although sorrel should not be eaten to excess either. We planted sorrel from seed in the garden at my daughter’s school. […]
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It’s that time of year again. I was working in the Washington Youth Garden on Tuesday and Chris, the garden manager, urged me to try some of the asparagus that is beginning to poke through the soil. There’s hardly anything better than snapping off an asparagus spear right out of the garden and eating it […]
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