Earwigs have been devastating my vegetable garden this year. They’ve been running rampant in my garden and yard for a few years now, but this summer I finally had confirmation that earwigs were the culprit of some pretty darn-awful chewing damage on the leaves of nearly every purposefully grown plant (i.e. everything but the weeds) ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThis isn’t a post about pumpkins and peppers. It’s a post about “pumpkin peppers,” a new shape of sweet pepper, or at least a new shape to me. From the “pumpkin” in the name, you can guess that the shape of this pepper is pumpkin-esque. Specifically it is shaped like those mini pumpkins you see ...
Read More | Just VeggiesGot a bad back or find it difficult to perform lifting and pulling tasks in the garden? The EarthLifter tool can help with that. I was able to test drive the EarthLifter while attending a trade show recently. It’s a tool whose form and physics allows you to use less effort when going about your ...
Read More | Just VeggiesBlackberries were my grandfather’s favorite fruit. With a birthday in August—right about blackberry harvesting time—Grandpa would not request a cake for his celebration, but a blackberry pie. I can still recall the grin on his face as he tucked into his pie. I’m breaking the rules of “Just Veggies” this month by telling you about ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThis summer I am pressing pause on my vegetable garden in order to create a hügelkultur for next season. What’s a hügelkultur? The word means “mound culture” or “mound growing” in German, and it is essentially the construction of a raised bed using stacks of natural debris. You can plant directly into the mound when ...
Read More | Just VeggiesLet’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 ...
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