Being a 365-day vegetable gardener is possible for most everyone and not just for those in warmer climates. Sure, for many gardeners January (and February and even March) may look like a windowsill full of herbs or a south-facing cold frame filled with leafy greens. Gardening and harvesting have their ebbs and flows—busier and slower ...
Read More | Just VeggiesWeeding tools abound in garden centers and home improvement stores. A common hoe, once the only tool in the garden shed (or at least my garden shed) has lost its space in the tool rack to a range of specialty weeders. And with good reason! A hoe chops through the soil to cut weeds’ roots. ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThai chili peppers are not my usual jam. And by jam, I don’t mean pepper jam or jelly. Give me a jalapeño at 2,500-8,000 units on the Scoville heat scale or maybe even a serrano (10,000-23,000) if I’m feeling daring and that’s about it. Thai chilis are 60,000-100,000 Scovilles, and for me that can be ...
Read More | Just VeggiesEarwigs 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 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 ...
Read More | Just VeggiesI 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 ...
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