Finally something other than squash and cucumbers in the garden! The sweet corn is ready! I have missed sweet corn fresh from the garden! I haven’t planted any for the past couple of years. I have to get it in early if I am going to plant it, so…
Tag: Organic Gardening
A Garden Interview With Tim Noyes
I recently met Tim Noyes at a Third Monday Meeting, and discovered he was a kindred gardener who also gardens with the same “above organic” standards that I pursue. I was so impressed with his knowledge of heirloom vegetable varieties, and the amazing tomatoes he brought to share! “I have been gardening for 8 years. …
A Garden Interview With Douglas And PJ Worth
This garden interview is with my friend PJ Worth and her dad Doulgas Worth. PJ has grown deep roots on the place where she has lived and gardened for her whole life. She and her father have about an acre of land in Micanopy, all intensively and beautifully landscaped with roses, herbs, fruit trees, and…
ÉPINARDS À LA MAÎTRE D’HÔTEL: Spinach, The Butler’s Way (or beet greens)
Confession: I’m terrible at growing spinach. It just doesn’t like my garden, or maybe it just doesn’t like me. I like spinach, but I just can’t seem to grow it. I’ve tried starting it at different times of the season, in different conditions, with either coddling or neglect (some plants do better with one of…
A Garden Interview With Tiare From Shepherd’s Hill Farm
This post is the first of a series of interview with local gardeners. As a gardener, I love talking to other gardeners about what works for them. I’ve found so much knowledge and inspiration in these conversations. This interview is with Tiare Street of Shepherd’s Hill Farm. I first met Tiare about ten years ago. …
Creamy Dill and Daikon Salad
I love daikon radishes. They seem to be sweeter than other radish varieties, and they improve the soil where they are grown. The long taproots can grow to be huge, and when they are pulled, they look like little people. Daikons are also very versatile in the kitchen. They are delicious in stir-fry, incorporated into…
Abundance Is Here
There’s this funny paradox I’ve noticed – when the weather is bad, or there’s anything to do involving a pitchfork and manure, people seem to think we’re hardcore weirdos with a fanatical agriculture hobby….but when it comes to just-ripped-from-the-ground vibrant produce and grassfed steak for dinner every night, then we’re suddenly privileged,…
Before The Frost
The first frost last night prompted us to glean what we could from the remainder of the summer garden – mostly roselle, small eggplants, and fiery-hot peppers. A beautiful magenta amaranth plant that had volunteered in the winter garden was harvested for soup greens. Ethan pulled up the entire hot pepper plants…
Autum Colors
One of the Marina di Choggia pumpkins we pulled out of the garden in August Thai Red Roselle Down here we don’t get the stunning fall leaf display the way it happens up North. There are beautiful leaves to find, but the landscape is never lit up with brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges. …
Planning For Abudance
Last week I finally got the first part of my winter garden built and planted. The surviving starts were settled carefully in, and radishes, turnips, and lettuce were seeded. This year, above all other years, I am planning for abundance. We need it. This lean season has felt leaner than any season…
In The Garden: Late Summer Foods
The summer garden is winding down – even the eggplants and okra have slowed down and are looking stalky. The bushel gourds are still ripening, but the last of the pumpkins have been pulled out of the garden. Half the garden is fenced off with electric netting, and the pigs are helping prepare…
Pumpkin Harvest
The pumpkins are coming out of the garden now. There are Seminoles from seeds I saved last year, a few Galeux D’eysines, some delicata (didn’t make the pictures), North Georgia Candy Roasters, Jarrahdales and Marina di Choggias. There are also a pile of Zucchino Rampicante from one vine that seeded itself and has taken…
Toadstools And Fairy Rings 