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Archive for March, 2007
Leek and Chard Sauté
Nothing beats the refreshing flavor of overwintered leeks and chard harvested directly from your garden. If you didn’t have a chance to get leeks and chard planted in your winter garden last fall, then these two vegetables are readily available at your local market. Make this simple and delicious sauté in less than five minutes: [...]
Posted by Brenda on March 30th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Year-Round Gardening | Comment now »Container Gardening
I have done a lot of container gardening in my life. Having been a renter for a long time the ability to take the garden with me or disassemble it as needed induced the love of the container. There are advantages and disadvantages to container gardening and one of the main disadvantages is the ability [...]
Posted by Valria on March 30th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Starting Plants | Comment now »Beware of the carrot rust fly!!!
Beware of the carrot rust fly!!! As it is nearing time to plant carrots for those of you not familiar with the Pacific NW pests one that may not be prevalent in other parts of the country is the Carrot Rust fly. The fly lays eggs in the seed beds and the larvae tunnel into [...]
Posted by Valria on March 28th, 2007 under Pests | Comment now »Proof of Life
In springtime, when the planting season rolls around, I’m always reminded of how patience truly is a virtue. I grew up in Kansas, where the summers where abysmally hot and humid, frequently topping out above the 100 degree mark, and the winters were snowy and Arctic cold – single digit temperatures weren’t uncommon. But since [...]
Posted by Les on March 26th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Starting Plants, Year-Round Gardening | Comment now »A good day with Raspberries
Today was a lovely day in the garden. I went out with the intent of cutting back and staking the raspberries. Not soon after I got out there I got sidetracked by the first signs of the Japanese Knot-weed(must be said with evil voice) that is the bane of my existence every year. I really [...]
Posted by Valria on March 26th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests | Comment now »A growing history
I have so many things to write about, and yet suddenly nothing comes to mind. I’ve sat and stared at the blinking cursor on my Word Processor for more than an hour wondering how I’m going to make my debut on GrowingAppetite.com. Then, it dawned on me — how about a trip down memory lane? [...]
Posted by Boe on March 23rd, 2007 under Garden Planning | Comment now »Recommended: Square Foot Gardening
This is a book I bought about 15 years ago YIKES….it is still a great book. Mine is a little worn and definitely has had some use. Looky a garden plan I wrote on the back of a fax cover sheet in 1993…sigh. I didn’t have my own garden then, I leased one from the [...]
Posted by Valria on March 22nd, 2007 under Recommended | 1 Comment »Recommended: CARROTS LOVE TOMATOES!
If companion planting has you flummoxed, then I have the book you should be reading. Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte offers a wealth of information about companion planting, as well as a number of suggestions for small space gardening and early planning. The sweet illustrations are an excellent visual accompaniment to the more science-y [...]
Posted by Les on March 22nd, 2007 under Recommended | Comment now »Growing Appetite Recommendations
I must admit, I’m loathe to be a shill for anyone, but occasionally on this site you’ll find that we will specifically recommend a book or a product that we’ve personally found to be useful and that we are happy to recommend. Please understand, we don’t take our recommendations lightly, and appreciate that you trust [...]
Posted by Les on March 21st, 2007 under Recommended | Comment now »The peas are in!!!
The peas are in!!! Did you hear me? The peas are in. Yes I realize that it is March 20th, the first day of spring and I technically shoot for getting peas in on Presidents day. I mean that’s the rule of thumb here in zone 8, right. Well I didn’t get them in on [...]
Posted by Valria on March 21st, 2007 under Starting Plants | 1 Comment »Search:
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