Yep, it’s that time of year again. Blooms are beginning to blossom all around us. Snapped this photo of an impressive specimen on a bike ride yesterday evening.
Forsythia
April 24, 2013On The Road Again
April 18, 2013
Drove back home to the east coast from Colorado last week. Here’s the veggie garden of this great family I stayed with in Ohio. You can see their garlic coming up already!
My Favorite CSA
March 5, 2013If I have any Brooklyn readers left, it’s that time of year again, to sign up for the Southside CSA. Get some!
Mountain Roots
February 20, 2013
Growing at 9,000 ft can be a challenge – one I have yet to undertake (Idaho was hard enough!)… check out this awesome project happening in my current place of residence: www.mountainrootsfoodproject.org
Even though I wont be here after the mountain closes, I’m thinking about submitting a sculpture for the 2013 growing season?
Some Winter Reading
February 2, 2013Cauliflower Christmas
December 24, 2012
Here is an awesome tutorial I found on roasting cauliflower. Cool!
http://theshiksa.com/2012/04/24/how-to-roast-cauliflower/
Growing An Army (of friends!)
December 10, 2012
My best friend, Jocelyn, needle felts these beautiful creatures. You can buy them here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/PetitFelts?ref=ss_profile
She will also make custom orders, depending on your spirit animal. She made me this piggy, dubbed Hot Rod, for my birthday!
What talent!
CARROTS
November 21, 2012
I’ll be cooking these babies up for thanksgiving. Along with some sweet potato pie!
Garlic & Other Bulbs
November 14, 2012
This past weekend was very nice and warm for the month of November. I planted a little bit of garlic. Also sunk in some daffs and tulips around the front of the house. When planting garlic, it’s better to buy from a seed catalog or grower then to mess around with store bought garlic. The results from grocery store cloves will be measly at best because they weren’t meant for planting. The photo above might be confusing, you don’t plant the entire bulb, you separate out the cloves individually while being careful to leave the skin intact. I took a workshop in garlic growing a while back, and it’s a good idea to cover the planted area with hay. Since I didn’t have any hay off hand I used some crusty hosta remnants. Anything to insulate a bit helps, you could even use dry leaves.
And make sure you mark them well so you don’t forget they are there in the spring!
First Frost, Second Frost
November 7, 2012
The second deep deep frost of the season came yesterday. It reminded me I never did a first frost post! It was October 13th, and boy was it mean. A 20 something whammy that just knocked everything flat… especially my just-about-to-bloom dahlias, despite the careful wrapping of blankets i tried to protect them with. They were burnt toast, and I was bummed. But I’ll save the tubers and try again next year. I was prepared as I could be and took the time to pick the vines clean, so to speak. Here’s my basil harvest before the first frost hit: 
In the garden I still have kale, kohlrabi, carrots, parsley, turnips, and arugula. One tomatillo plant is puttering along indoors.
