Let’s talk groundcovers in the vegetable garden. When we talk about covering the soil in a vegetable garden, we usually talk about laying down a mulch such as straw, buckwheat hulls or even cardboard. But it occurs to me, why not use a groundcover? This is a post where I am mostly brainstorming the idea ...
Listen | Edible GardeningI love cooking with red peppers. They have just so much more flavor than green bell peppers, and they add a touch of color—whether fresh or roasted—that makes a dish like a tabbouleh salad or pizza really stand out. The problem is, I have just never really been able to grow them. You may or ...
Listen | Edible GardeningIn the last “Just Veggies” I discussed one way in which climate change is impacting your garden—and that is by extending the growing season with earlier spring emergence and later dieback in fall. In this edition, I want to talk about how warmer temperatures throughout the growing season can impact your vegetable gardens. What Warming ...
Listen | Edible GardeningClimate change is impacting your garden and your gardening activities in multiple ways. You may have noticed some signs of this already—your cold-weather greens lasting through the winter, for instance, or your garlic sprouting early. The warming climate’s impacts can be and are more insidious than destructive storms and continent-wide drought, and they are appearing ...
Listen | Edible GardeningAsparagus is my favorite opening act in the kitchen’s season-long romp with fresh farmers market ingredients. I rarely buy it out of season, as that means it has flown more miles than I have in the last six months. I love how fleeting it is when sourced locally. It’s only around for a little while, ...
Listen | Edible GardeningIn this podcast, Ellen Wells will be talking about gardening trends for 2024 that are in the realm for vegetable gardeners. She goes into four trends that she believes will be prevalent in this new year and how you can follow these trends to better your own garden.
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