Have you ever had a recipe lying around that you keep for years, just knowing that someday you’ll make it? Year after year, I’ve
flipped through my binder of torn-out recipes from magazines that I’ve collected over time. My eyes have landed on this one page a hundred times, and each time I’ve promised myself I’ll make
it. This week I finally made good on that promise – 15 years later.
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Leeks are easy to grow and great to cook with. This week's tip features a simple recipe for your summer harvest.
Here’s a recent question that came in last week:
“I have lots of shade but some sun in my front yard. Combination of city trees, large bushes I don’t want to part with etc. I seem to remember a device that one can put in a spot to determine
the amount of sun it gets per day. I want to try to incorporate veggies into the landscape and this would help tell me where. Do you know where I might find this and …
Last fall 2009, I planted brown mustard seed as an experiment in the test garden. I wanted to see how much seed I would get for my favorite Indian food dishes
from growing seed in 7 square feet. After the birds got their share of sprouts, I ended up with 7 or 8 plants that grew to fruition. I’ve waited until the harvest this spring to share the
process with you.
The mustard …
A while back I mentioned that I was planting a new heirloom variety that I’d never grown before. Well, today the first harvest of said heirloom plants. Dragon tongue
beans are making quite a show in the garden, right next to the …
(cue movie voice-over guy)
It’s been three years in the making…
and one woman has been waiting a lifetime…
but will she be ready for…
ASPARAGUS HARVEST 2010!
(fade in on woman in garden hat, carrying gardening pruners, running from the kitchen door to the asparagus bed. She snips a few spears with a smile on her face, runs back to the
kitchen.
Clock shows that 5 minutes passes. …
We got one step closer to our goal of replacing all lawns in Los Angeles with useful growing spaces. The Winship family had a front lawn that
wasn’t serving them, and it was the only area of their property that had full sun for growing vegetables (as is the case with many homes).
I met with them to discuss what they wanted in a vegetable garden: raised beds, enough room to grow herbs, and something they could …
Every fall I grow several heads of cabbage to enjoy in winter and spring as the rest of the garden gets going. But year after year, I find myself wondering
what to do with the cabbage I’ve grown. Sound familiar? Well, I’ve found a few great ways to use cabbage that I thought I’d share here.
Cabbage, chard, broccoli, green onions, cilantro, arugula and mustard greens make up the winter harvest
Aside from …