Sustainable Gardening and Creative Food
Chocolate Peppers came in strong in the garden this year. Nope. They’re not actually chocolate. Wouldn’t that be nice! Growing ready to eat chocolate straight from the garden bed!! (Milk chocolate or dark?) But seriously! Chocolate peppers are a type of bell pepper that…
Green Roma beans, yellow beans and edamame. All did really well this year and tasted unbelievable! Fresh from the garden. So tender. What joy! Unlike the peas I grew earlier this spring, the flowers on my beans were not as pretty. But the plants…
A bowl full of sour cherries is a beautiful thing! And the cherry tree in bloom is even more beautiful!! My husband was not a huge fan of cakes and never wanted one for his birthday but he loved a sour cherry pie. When…
The peas are just beginning to produce their first tender pods and the strawberries are giving me enough fruit for a bowl with breakfast about every three or four days. Their bounty heralds a swift pick up in the pace of the garden. Seasons change…
Asparagus is coming up fast and furious. It has a short but prolific season and since I love it, it’s easy to find ways to use it. Asparagus is a Perennial When we first put in the garden I knew I wanted an asparagus…
Peas go first! Peas are among the easiest and earliest plants to go in the ground in Spring. Most seed packets say four to six weeks before the last expected frost. For me in growing zone 7B that means mid-February. (For an explanation of growing zones, check…
I LOVE strawberries! And, I have a pretty good record of growing them. The bunnies also have a VERY good track record of eating them. This year I hope to foil the bunnies with my new deer and bunny proof fence! Foiling the wildlife!…
Even though we’re still slogging through winter here along the southern Chesapeake, spring is coming. Bulbs are popping up, birds are beginning to lose their drab winter colors — and that means one thing! It’s time to start seeds!! Inventory of Seeds The first…
Winter in the garden is a time of renewal and growth. Growing hardy greens in the snow can be done and they make delicious comfort food on snowy nights. Looking out at this snowy scene you wouldn’t think anything could be growing in the…
The Icon of Summer Tomatoes and corn — the icons of summer. I don’t usually grow corn as it takes a lot of room, water and fertilizer but tomatoes are a must have. Over the years I’ve had good luck and not so good….