April 2023
The broccoli that I managed to overwinter decided that 50 F was too warm and it started to bolt like crazy. I didn’t want any of it to go to waste—I kept these plants alive through a harsh winter, even though I lost their initial crowns to the deep freezes. Saying goodbye without getting a single taste would have been…
I’ve found my favorite French bread recipe! It’s so good that it’s even worth the extra work involved with baking it for the first 15 minutes in an oven-safe container (I used my Dutch oven upside-down). I really enjoy sourdough bread in general, so having my own starter means that just about weekly I’m making something sourdough. Why waste the…
I checked my pepper starts and saw that they were shoving their way out of the planter pods… all 60-something of the ones who survived the initial planting. YIKES. I absolutely don’t have room for that many pepper plants, so I potted them up and gave them away to neighbors and family members. This week, the tomatoes are eager for their…
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Purple dead nettle is a plant I overlooked before becoming a gardener, but it has many benefits. I guess I would just totally ignore it when I was a kid? I don’t remember it, though my parents did little in the way of yard chemicals. Anyway, purple dead nettle is like something out of fantasy books. With its anti-inflammatory properties,…
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My lunch break salad came straight from the ground today! Lucky to catch a sunny twenty minutes, I scoured the garden and collected kale, dandelion, Chinese spinach and kohlrabi leaves. I poured some Parmesan garlic dressing on top and devoured it. Growing my own lunch is something special, and nothing beats freshness right out of the ground. I even made dandelion…
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If someone asks me how I am, I don’t have to say ‘living the dream’… I can say ‘cultivating the dream.’ It’s about now and the future. Every day I choose: "today, I will savor the now"; or, "today, I will work for tomorrow." This blog is about both of those choices and finding a balance between them. Read More
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