In Season & Fresh from the Garden, the Fields, the Orchards & the Woods
First Shirley poppy (Papaver rhoeas), one of my favorite flowers that I let seed all over the garden. They come on the heel of the orange-y wispy field poppies, and they come in shade of pinks and reds, from the clearest vermilion to dark wine; …
or sparrow grass or sparr grass. But an asparagus by any other name is still an asparagus. I learned my lesson from last year: pick every single spear, the huge fat ones (some are larger than my thumb) as well as the skinny ones during …
I am told that open-face radish sandwiches are an acquired taste. I am told – very firmly – that cream of radish-leaf soup is undoubtedly an acquired taste. Nobody’s perfect! I still plant radishes. Those ‘Radis de 18 Jours’ are young, crisp, mildly spicy and …
The secret is in the dressing. Well, not really. The secret is a just-picked mix of lettuce and other greens such oak leaf-lettuce, Reine des Glaces, baby arugula, baby spinach, frisee, a few pea shoots, an asparagus or two (thinly sliced), sorrel, escarole, a smattering …
Did you know red currants bloom as the same time as the cherries? They do. But unlike the billowy dreamy snowy cherry blossoms, the flowers of red currant are rather inconspicuous. One hardly notices them – especially with the explosion of greens and colors in …
Before the rain is a good time to: 1. transplant Swiss chard 2. transplant lettuce 3. check on tomato seedlings in greenhouse. Sigh. Too early to transplant outside. BUT
This is the 2nd article of a 2 part-series geared at first-time would-be food gardeners (Read Part I here) What should I plant? Not so fast! (aren’t you getting tired with me saying this so often?) Before you plant, you need a place to plant. …
Bow to the mighty asparagus! The first ones are now tentatively pushing their rosy tip up – just checking on the above ground weather. Is last year holds true (and so far, it does, as after a few days of warm weather, we are back …
It’s heartening to hear so many people say they want to start growing some of their food. Many also say they are overwhelmed by what it seems to require – or have no idea how to start. However, millions of people have been gardening for …
Among the pleasure of the early spring garden is the hunt for the wanted volunteers: dill pokes its elongated slim first leaves among the sowed arugula while cilantro is coming up now in the pea bed – both bright green, brightly flavored, their unmistakable pungency …