The world of spinach has just expanded for me to include an edible green called Okinawa Spinach. But I want to be clear from the start: It’s not a true spinach at all, in that it doesn’t belong in the genus Spinacia. If you’d like to define the general term of spinach as an edible ...
Read More | Just VeggiesBack in February I wrote about Tasmanian Chocolate, a new-to-me variety of heirloom tomato. I had received a free sample pack of seed from Renee’s Garden, one of my favorite seed purveyors. With my new indoor seed-starting room all set to go, I decided to start tomato seeds indoors under lights for my very first ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIf there is one garden dream that I have it is that all my tomatoes are well-behaved. By well-behaved I mean it is not a rangy character, growing every which way. Shimmer tomato, a new variety introduced by Burpee, is quantifiably a well-behaved tomato and my favorite plant in the garden this year. Why ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI counted last year’s cucumber harvest on one hand. It was dismal. Whether it was the up-and-down weather, an unhealthy plant or a combination of the two, my cucumber was a disappointment. This year, however, will be the year of cucumber overload. I’m growing a variety that predicts a bushel of cucumbers—it’s even in the ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI was chatting with a gardener, cook and good friend of mine last fall about the latest trends in gardening. We both agreed that smaller versions of unwieldy vegetables are getting more attention by the folks who breed and bring new vegetable varieties to market. During my annual April trip to California, I saw quite ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI learned a new tidbit of information about cauliflower this week. I said to myself, “Well, that explains a lot”. The issue concerned stunted cauliflower and one of its causes. Dehydration! Who says an old gardener can’t learn new things? Why Cauliflower Stops Growing Last week I ran into the owner of a Dutch ...
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