This here stalk of brussels sprouts has been the cause of so much excitement all summer long. It was our first true harvest of brussels sprouts after years of planting and not reaping. They weren’t as big as the brussels sprouts you can snatch a bag of at Costco, but they carried so much more […]
Archives for October 2016
A stay in Florida horse country
My family and I just returned from a rare trip to visit family who live in Florida. It’s been 16 years since I saw most of them, including my grandpa. Since he lives in north central Florida, our Air Bnb stay landed us in the middle of beautiful Florida horse country. It isn’t the beach scene or orange grove […]
Putting Up Peppers
What produce does elicit disappointment in summer, is usually met with much gladness in the dearth of winter. Take, for instance, the green bell pepper. Many, many sweet peppers usually remain on my plants until the first Fall frost comes rolling in. I need every single day of sun and warmth I can get to turn that green […]
Breathing Autumn
Fall feels so alive, despite the dying back of so much. It’s when we make the big haul in from the garden beds and can and can and can… It’s when we plant garlic and lean on the the forecast, hoping to get one more day before a frost. The fateful freeze did indeed come last […]
Roasted Salsa (Canning Friendly)
One of the things that keeps me stumped in the several years since I began gardening is the fact that sometimes, two things that go so well together are not ready for harvest at the same time! My dill is long gone by the time I have nice, crisp cabbage heads, for example. I really […]
A Favorite Pepper
I remember the confusion when I ordered poblano pepper seeds for the first time – they were listed as ancho. After a bit of searching around, it was apparent that these are indeed poblano peppers; it’s their dried counterpart that is an ancho pepper. No matter what they’re called, they are good and you will […]