Tomatoes? Already? In fact, I may be a few weeks behind some of the more ambitious–read organized–gardeners out there. It’s time to start seedlings for transplanting after the last frost. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t have a seed starting mix to fill my trays. A sterile starting mix is recommended to protect the germinating […]
Something inspirational is happening in the garden. The many greens I like to put in my salads have shaken off their winter stupor and our bounding back into a new season. As they revive, we begin picking again, putting a healthy assortment of greens on the dinner table. Mustard greens are great for cooking. But […]
I’ve been keeping a close eye on some of the vegetables that overwintered in my garden. In particular, I have rutabaga, turnips and beets that I planted last fall. In fact, I planted the rutabaga and turnips twice–August and then September–because they did not want to germinate for some reason. (Too hot?) We have harvested […]
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