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Tag Archives: Vegetables
A Few Flowers
It’s finally hot, and the potatoes have begun to flower. They’ll eventually produce small fruits full of seeds. Though the resulting seeds could probably be planted (though I’ve never tried), potatoes are typically planted from “seed potatoes,” which aren’t seeds … Continue reading
Aphids with Mustard
Every year (though usually quite a bit earlier in the season) the aphids – I like the term ‘plant lice’ – come out and congregate on various plants. They tend to favor roses and cole crops. This morning, I noticed … Continue reading
Confessions of a Bean Doula
I’ll admit it: I can’t help but assist the beans as they emerge from the soil, and sometimes I even help them by removing their little seed coats so that they can stretch their new leaves. I’ll bet you do … Continue reading
Garlic Scapes – Update
A few days ago, I wrote In Praise of Scapes. Well, here’s a garlic scape, ready for harvest. When they curl over like this, they’re still tender and perfect for picking. Each garlic plant produces a single scape. … Continue reading
Sweet and Sour
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) is incredibly, almost unbelievably sweet. One little nibble and all you taste is sweet for a long time. It grows quite well in my garden, dying back all the way to the ground in the winter and … Continue reading
Unplanned Companion Planting
Nearly any little piece of potato left in the ground after harvest will grow the following spring. Such is the case with this volunteer I noticed today in the garlic patch. I’m inclined to cheer for volunteers – sunflowers especially, … Continue reading
Potatoes Believe in Climate Change
I just checked the 10 day forecast – rain, thunderstorms, partly cloudy skies, then more rain. About the only spring/summer annual vegetables that are really enjoying this weather are the potatoes, which around these parts are planted in early early … Continue reading
Bolivian Sunroot
In addition to the standard spring and summer vegetables, I like to grow things that are a little bit more unusual – Bolivian sunroot, or yacón, for example. It’s a perennial from the Andes, and I ordered my original crown … Continue reading