I am eating well from the garden these days. This picture is what I had time to pick on Sunday. Please notice the three eggplants. Eggplant is my favorite vegetable, and once a year I have fried …
More to Learn, Corn and Grapes
Every day I learn something new when I garden. Today, I learned more about growing corn, and how I might be more successful with it next year. For those who have kept up, I was quite concerned earlier …
Ritual of the First Tomato
I am finding a common bond among vegetable gardeners around doing something special with their first ripe tomato of the season.What do I do with my first tomato?I like to carefully pick the first ripe …
Abundance in the Garden
'Maters, yep, I'm starting to pick a lot of tomatoes. That's the way it seems to go. Waiting, waiting, waiting for the first tomato to ripen and then overnight it seems they all have figured out how …
Good Insects, Good Corn, Bad Smut
This morning I headed out to do some light deadheading and harvest more vegetables. The first thing I encountered was a very nice brown praying mantis. Good insect! Isn't he cute in that picture? The …
