Category Archives: gardening

Let’s wrap up on veggie seed saving. You might ask, “How do you get the tomato seeds off the paper towel, or wax paper, or parchment?” You don’t. If the paper you used is actually paper -not any percentage plastic- … Continue reading →

First, lest I forget: cilantro (corriander) and amaranth seeds. Both plants are open-pollinated and self-seed thus spread. Both are edible – the leaves and the seeds. The coriander spice bought online or in store is cilantro seeds, fired/slightly pan roasted, … Continue reading →

Organizing seeds last night, I noticed more that are easy to save and common to many gardens. Remember that all seeds saved from your garden are acclimated to your growing conditions. This is very helpful to the plants in subsequent … Continue reading →

Before free … the joy of home grown, fresh picked, so beautiful, so healthy. Today’s brunch. This is the last pickings of chard and parsley, lightly sauteed with a fresh, neighbor’s “girls” egg, adorned with one of the indoor ripening … Continue reading →

It occurred to me as I was tasting the first small batch of just-cooked cranberry beans from the garden that gardening is a visionary long-term project. That’s been the case since Day One from the first woman who planted a … Continue reading →