Recipe: Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb is known for being the first vegetable ready to harvest from the spring garden. Well before strawberries or other sweet fruits are available to make jam, rhubarb stands tall, awaiting your imagination. As a first-timer, I had no idea what to do with it, so I found this simple recipe for Rhubarb Compote that can be made it under 20 minutes. Rhubarb Compote by Sondi Bruner Ingredients: 4 small stalks of rhubarb, chopped (perfect! Exactly what we had on…
YouTube: Wildflowers for Bees
This week's YouTube video shares tips about what wildflowers to grow to encourage and feed bees and other pollinators in your garden. Wildflowers are easy to grow, most of the time you just scatter seeds before a rain comes and wait. They also re-seed themselves year after year, so the whole endeavor requires minimal effort. Wildflower seed blends are available through many native plant societies or seed catalogs. Just pick the varieties that grow well in your region. Try to…
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Cometh
It's transition time as spring nudges gardeners into action. Winter crops are finishing up, making room for warm and hot-weather crops here in Los Angeles. While other parts of the country are still knee-deep in snow, we're well into the season by now. There's no rest for the year-round gardener. What's growing in your garden (or indoors at this point)? Share your list below.
Spring Seed Favorites for 2017
Oh, the gardenerd's dilemma. So many seeds, so little space. We're not here to help, we're here to commiserate. In fact, we're here to feed the monster. Here are our seed favorites for 2017: Seed Favorites for 2017 Blue Jade Corn Blue Jade Corn seeds can be grown in containers! Small-space gardeners need corn, and Blue Jade is one of the few sweet corn varieties that can be grown in containers. Be sure to plant enough for pollination (3x3 block)…
Glossary: Cool-Season vs. Warm-Season Crops
Common garden terms you should know
YouTube: Herbs for Bees
This week's YouTube video is all about Herbs for Bees. Find out which herbs to grow for your pollinator population. Christy shares fun facts about borage, and encourages you to let your herb garden flower each season before cutting back. Herbs are an essential part of any culinary garden. Most flower at the end of the season, providing pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators. Watch this video to learn more about creating a bee-friendly herb garden. Herbs for…
Recipe: Sourdough Crackers
When you make sourdough bread you have to feed your starter, and before you can feed your starter, you are supposed to throw away a cup of starter from the jar. Sound wasteful? It is. So every bread maker searches for recipes to use up their throw-away starter. Here is one for sourdough crackers. Crackers may seem like a waste of time. I mean, you can buy them in a box at any grocery store, right? But if you want…