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Basil bouquets
We had to take some basil out of the garden to make room for a second round of summer and some early fall crops. We didn't have time to preserve it but they make some nice bouquets for the table. Continue reading
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Midsummer harvest
We're getting harvests like this at least once a week and our counter is full of vegetables. We have to get creative to keep up with the garden this time of year. Continue reading
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Perfect Cherokee Purple
I don’t want to jinx it but we’re having great luck growing our heirloom tomatoes in irrigated grow bags this year, including this perfectly ripe Cherokee Purple we found hiding at the bottom of the trellis. Continue reading
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Summer carrots
While we’ve struggled with what are supposed to be easy garden crops like zucchini and beets, we’ve had great luck with carrots the last few harvests. These came from just 6 square feet: Continue reading
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June Garden Update
We recently got back from a long weekend camping in the mountains near Asheville and had to do a little watering in the garden when we got back, so I grabbed these pictures: Continue reading
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Rainy day seed starting
Stuck inside on a cold, rainy weekend day means a lot more seeds started. Now to find space for them in the garden… Continue reading
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Chive flowers
We’ve admired, but haven’t eaten, our chive flowers in the past but that’s changing this year. We’re infusing some into white wine vinegar (pictured) that I’m planning to use for potato salad and a vinegarette and we have enough leftover… Continue reading
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We’re researching now
We applied for a number of research seeds from the USDA this spring, which can be hard to be approved for as most seeds are in very limited quantities and home gardens don’t typically qualify, but ended up receiving two… Continue reading
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Seed potatoes
Our potatoes (Terra Rosa, All Blue, and Kennebec) have been out for a week and a half now to develop their eyes so it was time to split them up before they go in the ground once they heal for… Continue reading
