Peter Pepper

I’m not quite sure this is what Peter pickled…but if it’s what I think it is, it will be quite the entertaining pepper. Who wants to come over for stir fry later...
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Growing Season

Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant… Corn and Bean seeds are all neatly tucked in. I even picked up some virginia peanuts at 101 Market on a whim…I’ll post more about those later. We’ve never...
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Weeds & Seeds

One of the questions I get asked a lot about organic gardening is how I control weeds. The short answer… I pull them out. I find it therapeutic sitting in the garden...
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Romaine Lettuce

It’s not quite as (ridiculously) prolific as our spinach – but the lettuce is also off to a good start. This is green romaine; I planted red romaine as well, which is...
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Spinach

Back in March, when we saw a streak of 80ºF days, I pulled out a 1/4 pound of Bloomsdale Long Standing spinach seeds from 2005 (seed source – Jordan Seeds). Figuring it...
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Comfrey

If you’re looking for an easy and attractive plant to grow, give comfrey a try! In the picture, the comfrey is the large, dark-leaved plant.  The plant in front to the right...
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Apple Guild

Chris has been reading about plants to accompany the fruit trees in our apple guild. Meanwhile, I have been brainstorming ways to make it look a bit more presentable. I have been...
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