My mantra for November: Leave the garden in autumn the way you wish to find it in spring. Every weed pulled, every tool put away, and every clean-up operation completed before snow counts against the inevitable April bedlam. What to do first? Maybe this list … [Read more...]
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My Garden in Mid-October, 2016
Brrr! Jack Frost pounced on my garden the other night. Buh-bye fragile zinnias and morning glories. Hello, enduring green things and dazzling fall foliage! A virtual tour for you: SWOOSH! We're standing behind the house now, with a view of the boxwood garden. In … [Read more...]
Your July Veggie Garden Report…and Mine
How's your veggie patch progressing? Any problems to report? My own Kitchen Garden, above, got off to a later-than-usual start this year. But the tomatoes are climbing, the potatoes are vining, and...well, here's my July "farm report," followed, I hope, by yours: I … [Read more...]
Simple Supper: Sausage, Cabbage, and Sweet Potato
It seems that Frederic Chopin and your humble food blogger have something in common. We have each composed a … [Read more...]
House and Garden Fun for January, 2016
Happy 2016, everyone! Here in New York's Hudson Valley, we're having a "hit-and-miss" winter. I'm talking about 71°F on Christmas Eve, and a … [Read more...]
Woodchuck Woes
Uh-oh. This morning, during my daily inspection of the too-many gardens here, I discovered a fiendish fat woodchuck in the fenced kitchen garden. The object … [Read more...]
A Short Walk in the Kitchen Garden
Today, I planned to give you the "grand tour" of all the gardens here. But it's too hot and muggy outside! It's the kind of day when … [Read more...]
How’s Your Veggie Garden Progressing?
How's your veggie patch coming along? Any troubles to report? My own Kitchen Garden is a little pokey this season, thanks to a hot, dry May, and a cool, wet June. Still, … [Read more...]
June 2015 Kitchen and Garden Chores
Wanna get down and dirty in the garden with me? We can train the tomato vines, smother the weeds, and deadhead the spent spring flowers. … [Read more...]
Lemony Lovage Pesto
What inspired me to make this sexy sauce? The giant lovage plant in my garden. I snipped its pale green leaves, and blended them with olive oil, almonds, … [Read more...]