I just couldn’t resist showing you this. It’s a 4 lb turnip from my neighbors garden. I’ve still got a few normal turnips to cook, but it’s the end of their season. In my garden where I planted all the root vegetables, I’ve noticed most of the baby tops have been nibbled off. I planted…
Category: In the Garden
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February Gardening
Author: Lanie It was a bit chilly, but I managed to get some seeds in the garden: radish, beet, rutabaga, parsnip, artichoke, and kohlrabi. I think it’s the wrong time for kohlrabi, so that’s an experiment. My greens and lettuce are bolting because it’s been so warm. I’m not planting onions or potatoes, but I…
Keyhole Gardening
After reading the article in this month’s Co-op Power Magazine, I’m really intrigued by this type of gardening. Since it works so well in drought areas, and we’re supposed to have another summer from hell, it seems like the thing to do. In some of my current raised beds, I’m hoping to have compost stacks…
Garden Project for Winter
I don’t want to forget to tell you – Megg’s Cafe is having a great Valentine’s Tasting Dinner on Feb. 11. For all the information, please click on 5 Course Tasting Menu. _________________________________________________________________ The garden has been tilled, but I never got the cover crop in. I usually plant some type of legume,…
Greenhouse and Veggies in Winter
Author: Kathy Growing things in my greenhouse is a very satisfying hobby of mine that pays in the form of good things to eat. My husband made a frame of poles and lumber and then mounted several old windows upside down so we could open the windows to vent the heat from the…