3 Lettuce Cup Recipes
Lettuce gets a bad rap sometimes. Rabbit food. Mostly water. Flavorless. OK, sometimes that’s true. But also true: there are more delicious varieties of lettuce available than you can shake …
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Best Tips for Handling Onions
The humble onion is one of the most popular vegetables in the world. It comes in so many colors and flavors—it’s a cook’s dream and a gardener’s delight! And with …
Garden Time
Mud season, the Harvest Moon, or when the frost is on the pumpkin. We're all familiar with such time measurements: the kind far removed from calculated accuracy. Not the precise, …
A Spring Gardening Checklist to Grow Your Best Plants Ever
Friends, it is officially spring. The sun is out, the skies are blue, and the local flora and fauna are appearing. There's a robin in a tree near my window …
Grilled Rosemary Asparagus with Candied Garlic Kumquats
When I learned that this month's growables would be rosemary, asparagus and kumquats, I thought to myself: challenge accepted. Instead of picking one to create a scrumptious recipe for, I …
Four Years in a Homegrown Asparagus Garden
This article about homegrown asparagus was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, "The Asparagus Dream." It was written by Carla June Ginter and illustrated by …
Companion Plants for Sunflowers
Take advantage of organic teamwork in your garden to deter garden pests, as well as weeds. Companion planting is a great way help plants protect each other.
For example, squash, peas, …
How to Rotate Vegetable Cellar Stock So Nothing Goes to Waste
A full vegetable cellar is a beautiful sight. The shelves are full of tomato sauce, pickles, peach jam, green beans, and dried beans. There are racks of winter squashes and …
9 Essential Winter Garden Tasks to Prepare for Spring
In the early days of my gardening, I thought that winter garden tasks were pretty limited. Rake up the dead plants, mix some compost into the soil, and then hibernate …
Storing and Preserving Garlic
Garlic is one of the most versatile ingredients you can grow in your garden. It can be added to savory dishes, used as a condiment, and even enjoyed on its …
