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Great Garlic!
In February of 2008 (that’s about 15 months ago!) I decided to plant garlic. Instead of taking the traditional route, where I’d go buy seed, or starter cloves from the garden store, I decided to go to the local co-op, and just buy some organic garlic and break up the cloves myself. Garlic from the [...]
Posted by Les on July 23rd, 2009 under Cooking Fresh, Food Preservation, Harvest & Succession Planting | Comment now »The First Pickles of 2009…
Today, in preparation for next Saturday’s Block Sale, I canned kosher dill pickles, and since the canner was hot, I made 5 quarts of pickled veggie mix, too – something of a California Mix. Now, I know they sell that “California Mix” in the stores, but it is, quite frankly, nasty. But, my version is [...]
Posted by Les on July 4th, 2009 under Food Preservation | 3 Comments »Seedlings!
March is the unkindest month here in the Pacific Northwest. Day to day one never knows what to expect of the weather. After having spent time in February cleaning beds and tidying up, March comes along and suggests that it’s time to start some planting outside, and to start those seedlings indoors for late April [...]
Posted by Les on March 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized | Comment now »Getting a jump on Springtime…
Today, as I was reading the news, I ran across the weather forecast and it said to expect snow. “Snow? Seriously?” was my audible gasp that echoed through the house. But, after a moment to collect myself, I remembered that it is indeed only February, and that there were still 24 days remaining until it [...]
Posted by Les on February 26th, 2009 under Cooking Fresh, Harvest & Succession Planting | Comment now »Inspiration from Monet…
In September of 2008, I had the great opportunity to visit Paris and Giverny. My travelling companion and I went, essentially, for two reasons – to eat and relax… and we did both in great quantities.
One of the most amazing places we visited was a small town called Giverny, about an hour northwest of Paris. [...]
What a difference a day makes…
President’s Day garden cleanup!
Okay, so I have to confess.
I cheated a bit.
I hired people to help clear the beds – and it was well worth it! If you find yourself needing some help – hire Jimmy Eager at Achlys Gardens – http://www.achlysgardens.com/ Check out his site – he’s a genius.
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It Begins Again…
It’s the precarious season here in the Pacific Northwest – do we dare hope that spring is upon us? Will we see another night where it lingers dangerously near freezing? Should we go ahead with that cloche, in hopes that it will give us those early salad greens?
The 2009 garden “before” cleanup
Also, as I look [...]
Is it spring yet?
It must be getting close because it is seed catalog season in a HUGE WAY! All of us here at GA have received dozens of catalogs from businesses selling their seeds, bulbs and gardening supplies.
And it’s got me pumped up for spring!
Over the last couple weekends, I’ve been clearing out the vegetable beds and laying [...]
Posted by Les on January 31st, 2008 under Garden Planning, Year-Round Gardening | Comment now »The First Harvest…
You all know how much I am in love with tomatoes. In reality, I think of tomatoes as the centerpoint of my garden patch, and everything else as secondary to them. As much as I love the herbs, and flowers and lovely lettuces, they are the all accessories to the tomatoes.
Here in the Pacific [...]
Nasturtiums and Aphids
Nasturtiums are one of those flowers that I never really knew anything about until I moved to the Pacific Northwest. They grow beautifully, and rapidly!
In addition to their speedy growth, and obvious nice flowers, it turns out that they are a virtual magnet for aphids. As a result, they’ve become something of a sacrificial lamb [...]
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