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Memorial Day and the Grill
With Memorial Day as the unofficial harbinger of summer, it seemed almost sacriligious not to grill! After spending some time in the afternoon working at the JustFood restaurant space, we came up with a little impromptu dinner that turned out really nicely. With a fresh salad from the garden, and mustard greens ready to saute, [...]
Posted by Brenda on May 29th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Garden Maintenance, Recommended | Comment now »Month of June: What to plant in the Pacific Northwest
Entire Month: Sow cucumbers, summer squash, melons, snaps beans, beets, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, fall and winter cabbage, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, scallions, dill, slo-bolt cilantro 15th and beyond: Transplant peppers and eggplant FYI… If you already planted your peppers or eggplants outside under a cloche or cold frame, you’ll want to start paying close attention to [...]
Posted by Boe on May 27th, 2007 under Garden Planning | Comment now »Soft shell crabs are in at Mutual Fish!
Yes, it is that time of year again, when Mutual Fish has the great insight to ship soft shell crabs directly from Maryland so all us ex-Easterners can get a taste of the other coast. Growing up on the Jersey shore, Blue Claw Crabs were a big part of our summers and to actually catch [...]
Posted by Brenda on May 24th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Field Trips | Comment now »White Bean and Kale Salad
Boe had a lot of kale from last winter that needed to be used, as it was making too much shade for other garden tenants, and so this is what I came up with… p.s. the fresh squeezed orange juice with the balsamic is a wonderful flavor mix and can be used on chicken & [...]
Posted by Brenda on May 12th, 2007 under Cooking Fresh, Garden Maintenance | Comment now »Keep those Tomatoes warm….
or at least the ground your planting them in. Get two gardeners in a room and you have two different views on growing tomatoes. So here are my basic rules. Some basic tips for tomatoes, as stated in Boe’s article, choose varieties suited for growth in your zone and that are designed for your geographic [...]
Posted by Valria on May 9th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Soil & Compost | Comment now »Evolution of a plan…
The best laid plans of…something, something, something.. I don’t think it really went awry, just different. Again, I’m reminded of the importance of being okay with change, and that no matter how much I plan, and study, and work the puzzle of companion planting, sometimes nature just changes the design without your consent. The garden [...]
Posted by Les on May 9th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance, Garden Planning | 1 Comment »Tomato jargon
Determinate… indeterminate… what? It’s nearing time to plant tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest, and these are two terms I almost always forget: determinate and indeterminate. A determinate tomato plant is generally more compact (like the “bush” varieties), and the fruits ripen more closely together. An indeterminate tomato plant continues to grow throughout the season (the [...]
Posted by Boe on May 4th, 2007 under Garden Planning | Comment now »In or around Seattle? Get your plants this weekend!
Don’t forget about the Seattle Tilth plant sale taking place this Saturday and Sunday (May 5th and 6th) in Wallingford. For more information, click here and here. If you enjoy reading articles on the Growing Appetite website, we highly recommend subscribing, so that the articles arrive in your email inbox! HOW CONVENIENT  Click the [...]
Posted by Boe on May 4th, 2007 under Garden Planning, Recommended | Comment now »Its time to plant
So much of the spring is used for planning and getting ready. The daydream of my summer garden starts about an hour after the superbowl. That is about when I ordered all of these seeds for this years garden, clearly assuming I have a much bigger garden then I have. Then as the weather allows [...]
Posted by Valria on May 2nd, 2007 under Garden Planning, Harvest & Succession Planting, Starting Plants | Comment now »Search:
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