The garden rake is my new favorite tool in the garden. I’ve written a bunch about good vegetable garden tools before, such as THIS and THIS , which I still hold in high esteem in the hand tool category. But, the garden rake, that’s a vegetable garden tool with heft. Plus, it has multiple purposes ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIn my last edition of Just Veggies, I referenced the National Gardening Bureau’s series of four blog posts about “Victory Gardening 2.0,” or more accurately, vegetable gardening in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Whether your reason for a victory garden is for supplementing your fresh veggies to lessen the trips to the store, a learning ...
Read More | Just VeggiesA new rhubarb called KangaRhu is a recipient of a 2020 Green Thumb Award given out by the Direct Gardening Association. The awards are chosen by garden writers who judge garden plants and products on uniqueness, technological innovation, ability to solve a garden problem and their appeal to gardeners. It makes me happy to see ...
Read More | Just VeggiesAppThe All-America Selections judges gave a National Award to a tomato called Apple. That’s like naming your dog Kitten (I had a friend who did that, actually). And while the dog named Kitten in no way resembles a cat, Apple Yellow tomato is indeed reminiscent of an apple—a Golden Delicious, in fact. And, doubling down ...
Read More | Just VeggiesTurnips have never been an appealing crop to me, but I have found a variety this fall that I will just have to try in my garden next season. It’s called the Macomber Turnip. Never heard of it? Then you haven’t visited the south coast of Massachusetts. The Macomber Turnip is named for two brothers ...
Read More | Just VeggiesA friend gifted me with a small bag of garlic bulbs to do with as I wish. She had harvested and cleaned them herself, and she said I could plant them or cook with them—they’re good for either purpose. The bag contained a number of different garlic varieties in varying sizes and skin and striation ...
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