I am delighted to have the first seed catalogs of the year! It’s never too early to start dreaming about the next vegetable garden. However, I am making some changes to my seed acquisition process. In addition to my standbys, I tend to buy whatever looks interesting, such as new varieties of pac choi, red, white and…
One of my experiments this year was to grow some protein. I decided on soybeans, called edamame when eaten green. Frozen edmame is available in most grocery stores, and I love it. While only about a dozen plants made it through our tough season, I had excellent results. The bush-type plant is small, and it produces large quantities…
Yesterday I mentioned that parsnips left in the ground over the winter are now getting leaves and greening up. As I drifted off to sleep last night I remembered an important fact about parsnips. Parsnips have a two-year life cycle. During the first year they grow leaves and form a long root, which we normally…