Greetings from the Garden! This box has sprouts, onions, garlic, celery root, carrots, beets, black radishes, kohlrabi, and dried black beans Field Notes. This is our final box. After twenty – three years I think we can say it was a good run. We have delivered vegetables to people on time without fail for all those years. Each box had at least eight different varieties, and many had over twelve. Ken did a marvelous …
Spring planting in the greenhouse all depends on the weather. The air and soil temperature inside the greenhouse is much more important than the date. Some years Ken had planted in February, but this year we had early cold with no snow cover, so the frost went deep into the soil. We have also had more cloudy than sunny weather, so there has not been much solar gain once the sun has some real heat …
The first seeds Ken planted each season were the onions. Since I had bought seeds, I decided to try planting them in Ken’s germination cabinet. These are the first seeds I have planted since the bean seed in the cup in kindergarten. Although I called a friend for tips, I had low expectations. So much could go wrong. Was the soil too wet, too dry, did I put enough soil covering the seeds, too …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s box has sprouts, dry beans, carrots, beets, onions, garlic, kohlrabi, celery root, radishes, and cabbage. Field Notes. This weekend I plant to use some of the potting soil to plant onion seed. Wish me luck! Ken had done all the planting. In the kitchen I started sprouts for this week. From the Kitchen. Sprouts are a sure sign of spring. This cold winter the frost has …
This winter I am spending many an evening shelling dry beans. Most years it is dry in fall and I set up a mud box and fan in the yard, walk on the pods and winnow the beans. But it was damp this fall so I brought in the pods, set them on racks by the cook stove and once they were dry I began shelling I sit and listen …
Each winter when pomegranate season rolls around Ken used to make this salad. He left me a pomegranate, so I made my version. Core and cut up a couple apples. Open up the pomegranate and separate fruit from skin and membranes. Toast some walnuts or pecans and chop. Make a dressing with yogurt, a bit of maple syrup, and if desired vanilla. Combine ingredients and serve. Ken added raisins, I think.
Greetings from the Garden! This CSA box has sprouts, onions, garlic, beets, carrots, black radishes, Kohlrabi, celery root, and Cherokee Trail of Tears Dry beans. Field Notes. We are at the midpoint between solstice and equinox. These mid points are where the drama happens – Solstices and equinoxes mark a conclusion of lengthening days or lengthening nights. Most religions and folklore have names for these points: St Brigid, St Blaise, or Candlemas …
Greetings from the Garden! This CSA box has onions, garlic, rutabaga, kohlrabi, daikon or black radish, winter squash or pie pumpkins, beets, carrots and cabbage Field Notes. As I write this on Monday, snow is swirling around, and I join the snow day joy of school children. Snow acts as an insulating blanket over the garden and helps slow the frost dropping into the soil. The frost will affect how soon soil temperatures are warm …
With Ken’s death I have difficult decisions. Do I try to do things he did and I am not sure to do? Do I use up seeds and do my best? I decided yes to those questions Ken planted micro greens for winter CSA boxes and I had ordered the seed. Although I had watched him and chatted with him while he did this, I never did this. So here …
Each year I do the seed order. This year with Ken’s death all is uncertain. But I have a garden and I like to grow food. I decided to place an order and grow my food. So my order has been placed
