Here in the Midwest, it’s harvest season. People’s gardens are full of produce which is currently being picked, and many kitchen tables are full of vegetables. For a gardener, this can be the best part of the year - the sheer possibility of all of these fresh vegetables and fruits is intoxicating. But it can also be overwhelming. For some people, after several months of keeping a vegetable garden in tip-top shape, collecting giant baskets of vegetables means just the beginning of another
Making the most of the vegetable garden , involves stocking up on those things in glut. At the moment it’s chillies and peppers. And, it looks like it may well stay this way for some time. That’s okay though, as I’m a lover of the humble pepper. Mild ones, sweet ones, spicy ones, super hot killer ones, I’m happy with them all. Preserving the harvest is a great way to extend the seasons and help your vegetable patch keep you self sufficient in certain foods for as long as possible. This y
Rock Island, IL The awning above the west-facing kitchen window is doing what it was made to do as the all-seeing July sun beats our cedar-shake siding like a red-headed step-child. I stand at the sink, looking out the window and down the ravine to the gentle slope near the bottom where last summer, for the last time, a small flat vegetable garden struggled in the encroaching shadows. Young trees that I don’t want to take out, including a wild cherry, were casting down too many penumbral
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We are swimming in summer squash at our house. It is going crazy in my garden. The hand-size golden flowers are just a gorgeous break in the greenness of my vegetable garden. This is my first attempt to actually grow summer squash, and I can tell you a few things I've learned so far: It's really easy to start from a small plant. It's taken very little effort other than watering. I'm adding this to the anyone can do it list (along with lettuce and onions). Farmers market vendors are makin
