July 21st, 2009 One of the few things growing well after our cool, rainy month of June is broccoli. All ten plants started to flower (yep, you’re eating flower buds, folks) so I walked up to the garden and cut their little heads off. Gardening can be cruel.
So, ten nice heads of broccoli on the counter. Don’t think [...]
July 4th, 2009 The bee balm is putting on its own red fireworks display.
Have a happy and safe holiday.
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July 3rd, 2009 I thought snakes were supposed to EAT slugs, not curl up and snuggle with them.
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July 1st, 2009 It’s so discouraging to walk up to the garden and see a plant that was incredibly healthy last night now looks like this (the one on the left). It appears our old nemesis, pith necrosis, is back. Last year, we lost ten plants to pith necrosis (out of sixty). We already have four plants exhibiting [...]
July 1st, 2009 I love basil. To me, nothing smells more “summery”. I’m out of pesto in the freezer, so it’s time to make some.
Mine is super simple. All you need is basil, garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
Everyone, meet Oscar the Food Processor. He’s old, but he’s my best friend when it comes to making pesto. And [...]
