| I just finished a great book on growing and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables: Growing and Cooking Old-Time Varieties (by Roger Yepsen) covers 25 types of heirloom veggies, from the familiar squash, beans, and melons to kohlrabi, rutabaga, and tomatillos. Each chapter includes varieties, brief growing and harvesting instructions, instructions for saving seeds, and beautiful full-color botanical drawings. The chapters end with recipes, from simple to complex, some with an international flavor. Kitchen gardeners will love this book. |
Bloomin’ Update 67: The Art of Doing Nothing & More
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There’s a lot to be said for doing nothing. The older I get, the more I try
to embrace that ethic in the garden. There seems to be so much else to
worry ab...
1 week ago
