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Does anyone who loves tomatoes really need advice on more tomatoes to buy? Yes. Because how else are we going to make it through the winter? Note: for photo captions “OP” stands for Open-Pollinated, which means you can save the seeds. Heirlooms are OP. For hybrids you can’t save the seeds, but they aren’t the same [...]  One of the evergreen plants I see on my nature hikes lately is spotted wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata). Another of its common names, “pipsissewa”, apparently came from the Cree word “pipisisikewu.” Photo Caption: Spotted wintergreen is a native flower found in our Appalachian woodlands. Look for its white blooms in the early spring. Though the root [...] I just made a significant edit to my garden catalog directory entry that I felt I should draw attention to. The updated changes are at the bottom of the post. How to Choose from Garden Catalogs DWW7J48KE3EZ This is one of my favorite things all year… and only 2 days left for early bird registration! Prices go up a little after February 12th at 5:00pm. The Organic Growers School spring conference is on March 6 & 7 this year. You can register here. Photo by Martin Webster, from OGS website If you live in [...] I get excited about foods I’ve never grown before and for a few years now I’ve tried my hand at growing Hibiscus sabdariffa, which you may be familiar with as the “zinger” in Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger tea. Photo Caption: These are the calyces I harvested my first year growing H. sabdariffa. Tea hibiscus plants [...] Appalachian residents don’t usually think of citrus as a local food but if you have a sunny window or greenhouse to overwinter your plants, you can grow citrus indoors. Photo Caption: Beautiful and functional, this great-tasting lemon has a pink interior when sliced. Citrus require a moderate amount of maintenance to thrive but they can be [...] I’ve seen endless information about how to make compost but very little about what to do with it once it “happens.” One frequent question I get as a Master Gardener is when and how to use this garden black gold. I decided to write a comprehensive post about it. Photo caption: My mom's commercial compost [...] Photo Caption: I originally made up this recipe for a contest amongst friends where we all bring pies. It is vibrantly flavored with wonderful winter ingredients. My friends and I pull out all the stops for our annual pie party competition and this year I liked my tomato tart entry enough that I’ve made it [...] |
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