Hello – is anybody still out there? I abandoned you for a while, I’m afraid. You see, I’m not sure whether to keep on with this blog. For one thing, my garden, up until now, has not been much of an inspiration as far as writing goes. (This has been a difficult year for farmers [...]
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I’m Back – Maybe
Posted in Gardening, Harvesting, tagged Carrot, container gardening, garden on 2011/08/05 | 4 Comments »
Carrot Success
Posted in Gardening, Harvesting, tagged Carrot, container gardening, Fruit and Vegetable, garden, Gardening, Vegetable on 2011/07/11 | Leave a Comment »
I just harvested my first carrot from my carrot pots. I never could have gotten a carrot of this length from my regular garden beds. Except for the fact that they need more watering, I think this is the way to go. Anyone else grow carrots in containers? Any tips to pass on?
At Last! Peas for Dinner
Posted in Food and Cooking, Gardening, Harvesting, tagged cooking, Fruit and Vegetable, Gardening, harvest, Snap pea on 2011/06/30 | Leave a Comment »
Had our first snap peas for dinner last night – only about a month late! The peas were almost finished producing by this time last year. It probably made them that much better, having to wait so much longer for them. Roasting them is my favorite preparation. It’s also probably the easiest. Just toss them [...]
Another Asparagus Post?
Posted in Food and Cooking, Gardening, Harvesting, tagged asparagus, seasonal cooking on 2011/06/01 | Leave a Comment »
Well, yes. Since I went to the trouble of taking the picture… I’ve been reluctant to prepare asparagus any way but roasted this year. True, I did make a frittata. And there was last week’s soup. A few leftover spears were turned into an asparagus and egg sandwich. But mostly, I just want to eat [...]
Taming of the Spear
Posted in Food and Cooking, Gardening, Harvesting, tagged cooking, Fruit and Vegetable, Gardening, harvest, vegetables on 2011/05/27 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t been very inventive with the asparagus this spring. This is the most creative I’ve gotten so far – just a quick and simple asparagus soup with chives and herbs. The bed is waning now, I picked less than 3/4 of a pound this afternoon, and there’s not much more coming in. I hope [...]
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