Beans are an unsung hero of both the garden and the kitchen. Easy to grow, good for the soil, super nutritious and delicious! This was the first year I went all in on beans that weren’t the standard green bean…. Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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