Just Veggies

Climate Change, Warming Temperatures and Your Garden

In 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 ...

Soil Test Your Vegetable Garden for Efficient Planting

You should have a soil test of your vegetable garden’s soil. Maybe you bought a new home, or maybe you are changing the location of your garden to another spot in your yard. Maybe you’ve never ever had the soil tested even though you’ve been gardening in the same spot for years and years and ...

Growing and Using Bronze Fennel

Earlier in the season I mentioned making what is called a “Fridge-Dive Pesto”. Basically, it’s a pesto made from hardy greens and leafy herbs in the garden. I put my own spin on it by using trimmings from herbs and veggies and also the seedlings of dill and bronze fennel that pop up in my ...