Everything Except The Eggs
I scattered seeds for kale, beets and snow peas one day last August, scattering them between the already drying...
Category: Gardening
The Queens Way of Comforting and Healing Our Epidermis
There have been many a nights, when the boys were little, and the sun kissed their skin a little...
Harvesting the Garden: Rose and Lavender Water
I’ve been mindlessly ignoring, for years, references to rose water, and its beauty and theraputic effects. Just one more...
The Safe Way to Preserve Basil In Oil Without Botulism
There is a quite popular method of preserving basil in olive oil, so that it lasts for up to...
The Year We Had a Pumpkin Growing In The Tree: Update
The white apron is our attempt to create a “sling” for the pumpkin to keep it from snapping off...
One Glorious Sunflower: Rescued
Update: Out of all the seemingly hundreds of sunflower seeds I planted, came this one, glorious sunflower. Related posts:A...
Not So Simple Syrup As A Mixer For That Raspbery Mint Julep
There’s nothing quite like the taste of a black raspberry-laced Mint Julep on a blistery, hot end-of-summer day. Or...
Fight Powdery Mildew in Your Garden
Just when you think you’re going to have a bumper crop of cucumbers and zucchini, the attack comes. First...
Giant Sized Peat Pots for Stronger Seedlings
Once the seeds sprouted so beautifully on the counter, I wanted a way to plant them in containers that will...