Although some consider it a weed, several years ago, I planted purple lambsquarter. Lambsquarter is a great, edible, xeriscape plant, and in addition to eating it, and trimming some into small landscape trees, in the past few years, I’ve begun harvesting the stalks, drying them, and using them as support poles, for vining plants. The…
Category: In the Garden
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Marigolds
We have such a lovely crop of marigolds every year, and the best part is that I never plant them, they reseed themselves. While I started planting them not just because they are such great color in the garden, and really cheerful in a vase on the table, but they help control the harmful garden…
Up-Cycle
Whenever you’re getting ready to throw something away, think about whether you can use it for something totally different. In gardening, I find lots of interesting things to add to our landscape. Old metal bedsprings make perfect trellises. An old sink and toilet (from Habitat, ReStore) became planters, because I liked the color. The tank…
Wild Mushrooms and Greenhouse News
It’s a perfect time to find puffball mushrooms, and it’s a great addition to our asparagus and artichoke crop. With the ground damp, and the weather still decent, I should be able to find a fair number in the yard this spring. The field used to be perfect for hunting them, but its been plowed…
Spring Harvest 2015
We’re pretty happy with our spring harvest, this year. The red kale is amazing, asparagus needs to be cut once or twice a day, and swiss chard leaves are huge. We’re saying goodbye to our lettuce, and probably the snap peas, in the greenhouse – too hot. I do have some greens planted outside and…