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Archive for April, 2007
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Hello to all! Cinco De Mayo is this Saturday which for me brings to mind the start of Summer Foods, back yard entertaining, grilling, BBQ, margaritas and cervezas aplenty, and of course the Farmers Market (which starts Friday @ Union & MLK in the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet, here in the Central District [...]
Posted by Brenda on April 30th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Recommended | Comment now »Month of May: What to plant in the Pacific Northwest
Entire Month: Sow cauliflower, cabbage, beets, radishes, chard, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, winter leek nursery bed, scallion, potatoes, lettuce After the 15th: Sow snap beans, squash (summer and winter), basil, dill, dry beans, sweet corn. Transplant tomato, celery, and celeriac seedlings Cloche/Cold frame in Late May: Pepper and eggplant transplants, melons, cucumbers Tags:cloche colf frame planting [...]
Posted by Boe on April 29th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Starting Plants | Comment now »Garden plan considerations
If you read gardening journals or flip through magazines for inspiration, then you might be led to believe that making a beautiful and productive garden is as easy as clicking your heels, sprinkling some fairy fertilizer and applying some holy rain. I’m here to tell you that making a beautiful and productive garden is about [...]
Posted by Boe on April 26th, 2007 under Garden Planning | Comment now »Discourage your rhubarb from flowering
If you grow rhubarb and enjoy the stalks for canning or pie or compote among other edible things you will want to discourage your rhubarb from flowering. I cut two stocks from my rhubarb this morning that were going to flower. When a Rhubarb plant flowers it takes nutrients and carbohydrates it would otherwise use [...]
Posted by Valria on April 24th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Garden Maintenance, Harvest & Succession Planting | 1 Comment »Loss Is To Be Expected
As natural as the blooms themselves are, so is the inevitable little disappointments and loss. First there were the ungerminated seeds – although a small fraction of the total number sown, there were still noticeable absences in the seed trays.Most recently, however, was an unexpected (and seasonally early!) aphid infestation in the greenhouse. The tender [...]
Posted by Les on April 19th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests, Recommended | Comment now »What a Month!
First, thank you all, dear readers! Thank you for visiting us, and thank you for your wonderful feedback! What began as a fun project that we dreamed up has become an exciting outlet for our garden and food related ramblings, and hopefully a resource that you will continue to come back to for information and [...]
Posted by Les on April 18th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Recommended, Year-Round Gardening | Comment now »Dreaded Peach Leaf Curl
So I got back from vacation yesterday and soon after unloading the dog and the truck I was in the garden to see what a week away looked like. Pulling into the driveway I got to see the tulips all in bloom and beautiful. I had taken a picture on my way out of town [...]
Posted by Valria on April 16th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Pests | Comment now »Recommended: Seattle Tilth edible plant sale
Are you in or around the Seattle area? If so, be sure to attend the Seattle Tilth edible plant sale going on Saturday, May 5, from 9 am-3 pm and Sunday, May 6, from 11 am-3 pm. I will be volunteering Sunday, May 6, from 10:30 am-1 pm, answering questions about broccoli, squash, and cucumbers. [...]
Posted by Boe on April 13th, 2007 under Recommended | Comment now »Spring Risotto
Although Risotto is one of my favorite dishes of all time, I can’t help but think of it as a fall/winter dish. It’s always delicious with roasted butternut squash and zucchini, with rich parmesan. Risotto is definitely one of those cold-weather classics that makes you feel warm inside and always like you’re at home. But [...]
Posted by Brenda on April 12th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh | Comment now »Don’t segregate, integrate!
I’m guilty of it — and bets are you are too. I segregate my plants. Why? I’m not sure, but I have a feeling it’s probably the same reason why my mother did it, her mother did it, and so on. Old habits die hard, and sometimes we do things, only because we’ve never considered [...]
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