IN AUGUST, the perennial garden winds down...and the veggie garden explodes. It's time to pickle the cukes, sauce the tomatoes, and freeze the broccoli and beans. Then there are … [Read more...]
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Things My Brussels Sprouts Taught Me
I CELEBRATED yesterday's glorious sunshine and rare-for-November warmth by harvesting my winter's supply of Brussels sprouts. What a difference from last year's crop! Then, stalks, … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: A Walk in the Kitchen Garden
TODAY, after a week of high heat, sauna-like humidity, violent thunder storms and blinding downpours, Nature has delivered to the … [Read more...]
Companion Plants for Pest Control
"COMPANION PLANTING" -- the theory that certain plants benefit each other when grown in close proximity -- has proven an effective means of pest-control here at A Garden for the … [Read more...]
Wood Ashes in the Garden
YOU CAN FIND, in your fireplace, a valuable soil amendment. Wood ashes are rich in Potash, the very substance that raises the pH of soil, and therefore "sweetens" it. Sweet … [Read more...]
When To Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors
TO ENJOY THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE HARVEST, I like to start certain crops indoors. Some seeds -- tomatoes come to mind -- require fairly warm soil in order to germinate; if I had … [Read more...]
What To Do in November
I wish I'd never heard that old, but so-true adage "Leave the garden in the fall the way you want to find it in the spring." Yes, I'm aware that every weed pulled now, … [Read more...]