This post might just surprise you. I certainly was when I began my research into how best to use my parsley. I discovered I'd been missing out on a whole lot. I'm curious to know if you, like me, were in the dark about all the things we could have been doing with our parsley. …
Tag: Garden
Potato Lessons From 2019
How many potatoes are enough for the year? I never know as last year we had more left overs than I'd like. I think in part because the potatoes were small. Yet that really is no excuse, I could have better used my resources. I'm not kicking myself as this waste is a lesson learned …
Squash Update
Has anyone seen my power cord? Seriously, it was on the couch for days and now it's gone. I've looked and looked. I finally had to break down and borrow one. This is ridiculous, the battery charger on my laptop is as big as an elephant, as heavy as one, and about as old as …
Calundela Flowers – A Must Grow
I have grown calendula flowers for years and though I knew they were good for the skin in lotions and salves, I had not used them medicinally or any other way except once in soap. They were an untapped resource. Why I Grew Them They were pretty. The blooms lasted a long time. Some seeds …
The Role of Flowers in the Garden
My ten year old granddaughter complained, "Grandma, all you grow are vegetables." I guess all the wildflowers in the field don't count. Yes, in the past I've grown little else but vegetables. I figured it was an either or with my time and yard constraints. But I do know something about flowers. I tended my …
Unripe Pumpkins – Yum, Yum!
I had no idea until last winter during my study period that unripe pumpkin is edible. The discovery and experimentation this summer is changed my plans. No more zucchini or summer squash. Unripe pumpkin tastes better than either zucchini or summer squash. I usually just let my unripe pumpkins rot at the end of the …
Book Review – Restoration Agriculture
The information in this book was very powerful for me. Maybe because it came at the right time when I had a small foundation to build forth from. The book isn't even meant for me. I'm no small scale farmer. I have no intent of growing crops to sell because of the nature of where …
