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Saving Summer Herbs for Savory Winter Flavors
It’s time to harvest the last of the summer herb garden, and this year I’m vowing to preserve what’s left after a summer of fresh flavorings. The average frost date in our area happens this week, so we’re on borrowed…
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Can This Vegetable Garden Be Saved?
Here in eastern Massachusetts as the dry weather continues with no substantial rainfall on the horizon, everybody is worried about their lawns. At least the intense heat has let up. But we have bigger problems. If you’re a gardener, the…
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Rooting for Radishes
The Farmer’s Almanac says it’s OK to start planting hardy vegetables in the garden. One of those is the Raphanus sativus – the good old radish. These little devils are ready to harvest about three to five weeks after planting.…
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Harvest Pick: Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Some people (like me) grow a few vegetables in their garden plots. Then there are my friends Catherine and Greg, who live nearby. Their large gardens yield bushels of vegetables throughout the growing season. As we approach a potential frost,…
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Summer Bounty: Put Up and Cut Up
How does your garden grow? Are you one of the many who has started a vegetable garden or expanded this year? Count me as an expander – with two new raised beds and adding bok choy, brussels sprouts, and eggplant…
