Jan 6, 2013 | A Gardening Life, vegetables, What's for dinner?
A Gardening Life – January 5 This afternoon we put on hats and coats and went up to the shed to pick lettuce for dinner. Our shed has windows and plexi-panels on the southern side and roof. A wall of clay pots on the north side act as heat sinks and that half of...
Aug 17, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, vegetables
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – August 17 We planted lemon cucumbers this year and every seed germinated. The vines quickly scrambled to cover the fencing where the fading sugar-snap peas willingly surrendered the space. A promising summer crop. So far these...
Aug 16, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA, vegetables
Report From PIA – August 16 Yesterday on NPR I heard an interview with Elizabeth Dunn who studies consumer happiness for the University of British Columbia. She was talking about what made people happy, and commented, “Well, it turns out that one of the best...
Aug 12, 2010 | my gardens, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, Report From PIA, vegetables
Report From PIA – August 12 Garden Vegetables Baked With Fish or Chicken This dish is perfect for the time when everything in the garden is producing; it’s great way to use summer squash, broccoli, beans, tomatoes, chard and tomatoes. For Six People Step One For...
Jul 29, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA, vegetables
Report From PIA – July 29 We went out to pick tomatoes tonight and found a snake that was caught in the netting. Crows had been feasting on the first fruits, so we covered the plants last week. I’m partial to how the green netting looks, and it’s very effective...
Jul 26, 2010 | my gardens, plants I love, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, vegetables
Report From PIA – July 26 Reason To Grow Your Own Vegetables – #2 1. Get home from work, and go out to the garden… having a favorite beverage in hand is optional. Pick the summer squash that appeared in the last 24 hours. (I’m partial to the...
