Turnips 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 ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThe Slug Problem in Synopsis In my last posting I described the signs of slug damage on my vegetable garden and also the environmental conditions that the holes were caused by these slimy creatures and not something else. In a nutshell, I was looking at small holes both within the whole leaf (like hole punches) ...
Read More | Just VeggiesSlugs seems to be an issue in my new garden. Having just planted a 10 ft. x 15 ft. plot in an unfamiliar space, every day reveals something new—a new angle of the sun, a new branch blocking a corner of the veggie plot and, unfortunately, a new uninvited critter visiting the garden. The fresh ...
Read More | Just VeggiesMastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening is a new book by Matt Mattus. It will more than likely help me keep true to my annual vegetable gardening ritual. I like to pick one new-to-me variety or crop to grow each year. The book’s subtitle is “Rare varieties, unusual options, and plant lore and guidance”. It ...
Read More | Just VeggiesThe last I checked, figs are not vegetables. They are fruits, or more accurately, they are the common fig tree’s mature syconium, which contain numerous one-seeds fruits. Fruit or not, this edition of Just Veggies is expanding its scope to include this delectable edible. Why? Because like kale, figs are becoming the “it” ingredient in ...
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