Photo: Sweet potato harvest and Snowflakes rising
Yesterday we harvested the bowl full of sweet potatoes you see here. While I was outside taking these photos I noticed that our Snowflakes (Leucojum) were rising out of the Continue Reading
Gift Guide 2013: How Carrots Won The Trojan War by Rebecca Rupp
How Carrots Won The Trojan War by Rebecca Rupp A history of food (mainly vegetables, in this case) is a perfect companion to a history of cooking. Rupp divides her book Continue Reading
From the garden…Radishes
A few radishes from our container garden. Related posts: Garden Vocabulary: Parterre Garden Inventory: Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) Video: In the garden…August 9, 2013: More irrigation upgrades, timers and soakers Video: Continue Reading
Container Garden Update 41: Pots are filling up, radishes go to seed and time to harvest
The watering system is making everything come alive. The radishes bolt in the high heat and it is time to harvest some oregano and peppermint for drying. See what was Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…August 17, 2013: Planting carrots, cauliflower, green onions and beans
Now that the side bed has been turned into a raised bed, it’s time to plant. Today I put in short rows of green onions, Parisian Carrots. Cauliflower and beans. Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…July 21, 2013: Onion and Sweet Potato Harvest
Back in the garden after our Ohio vacation visiting family and touring colleges, we harvest our onions and sweet potatoes and learn how to have a better crop next time. Continue Reading
My Favorite Garden Things for May 2013 – Douglas E. Welch
As always, let me know what types of interesting items you would like to see and I will keep an eye out for them especially. — Douglas Garden / Grass and Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 28: Lettuce harvest and working through the potting bench
I harvest some baby buttercrunch lettuce to give more space to remaining heads and then work through everything on the potting bench to check for success and failure. Finally I Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Garden Alphabet: Sweet Potato Growing food is one of the most fulfilling things you can do in your garden although growing flowers also provides much for the soul. My wife Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…May 3, 2013: Poor drainage makes for potato problems
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. It looks like the potato die-off is Continue Reading