The frost claimed what was left in the vegetable garden last week, leaving cold-blackened plants for me to pull out and add to the rapidly filling compost bins. I look now at the bare raised beds and …
Picking Peppers
Would anyone like some peppers?I have all kinds. Hot peppers like Jalapeno, Serrano, Poblano, Hungarian Hot Wax, and Mexi-bell and mild peppers like California Wonder and Big Bertha.They are red and …
Late Green Beans
On this day of the Autumnal Equinox, which occurs at 5:18 EDT, what is the state of your vegetable garden? Choose one:(a) I’m still picking a lot of vegetables from it and it will take a hard frost to …
What To Do With The Harvest
Close your eyes and taste a bite of my freshly picked cantaloupe, grown in my own vegetable garden. It is as good as it looks, and reminds me of my grandparents who always seemed to have cantaloupe …
Sizing Up Squash
Please review carefully these 'Eight Ball' squash picked at various times this week.Now which one was picked at the right time?Take your time, there are four choices. We'll call the big one "far …
“Little n” Nasturtiums
I’m not sure how a few pictures of nasturtium growing in the vegetable garden and the idea to write a simple post about how easy this plant is to grow turned into a botanical jumble that took me …
