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Continue reading →: Winter 2023 Garden Ep 4: CeleriacCeleriac is the less respected cousin of celery. I actually prefer it over celery. For many reasons. Some being it over winters better than celery, the leaves and stems do not get as woody like celery can, and the large root can be roasted in a winter oven for some…
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Continue reading →: Winter 2023 Garden Ep 3: Swiss ChardSwiss chard is another vegetable I plant in the summer and eat all winter. Picking off leaves as they mature. But what few know is that in early spring, Swiss chard root is also editable. The lovely ringed color pattern makes a great addition to any spring salad. Give it…
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Continue reading →: Winter 2023 Garden Ep 2: BeetsWhile my beets were actually planted in the summer, they are still going strong in my winter garden. I consider beets one of the garden’s most disrespected vegetable. For no good reason. They are great in soups, salads, veggie burgers, etc. All parts of the beet is edible (root and…
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Continue reading →: Winter 2023 Garden Ep 1: DamageMy winter garden, started in 2022, but now in January of 2023, is overall doing well. And I plan to make a series of posts about different plants in my garden. But to start I thought it would ideal to begin with bad news, and some damage issues that happened…
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Continue reading →: Caterpillar Control: Using Mesh in the GardenI really like butterflies. But butterfly larva really likes my lettuce, carrots, brassicas, etc. So as I have gardened more and more, I provide more and more habitat, as in food, for butterfly larva. So I get more caterpillar pressure. That is, the butterflies find my garden easier. The best…
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Continue reading →: The Autumn Garden 2022Two photos of the autumn garden so far this year, in mid September and early October. The difference only two weeks can make. Mid September : Early October :
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Continue reading →: Preparing For the Hungry Gap: Hack #1Now is the time to prepare for next year’s hungry gap. Hack #1. The first hack is to plant Tuscan Kale now. This will over winter in many climates, and will produce green leaves to harvest through the hungry gap and well into the next summer.
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Continue reading →: Garden Hungry Gap … And HacksThe garden hungry gap often is said to start when winter vegetables like Brussels Sprouts start to bolt and flower. Which is often at the end of March. And continues till broad beans can be harvested. In some followup posts, I will give some ideas and hacks how to avoid…
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