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This entry is part of a series, Follies 2011» Where does a Yuppie migrant farmer pick lettuce? The salad bar, of course. However, in Ketchikan, AK, the supply of lettuce might be a bit interrupted at the moment… Seems the bears way up North are getting smarter. I mean, why forage far and wide when [...] This entry is part of a series, Pepper Jelly Chronicles» Long-time followers of the Underground know how much I enjoy a good pepper jelly. The stuff is quite easy to make too. With the garden right on peak production of chiles and farmers markets everywhere overloaded with many inexpensive choices (if you don’t grow [...] This entry is part of a series, Market Days» The residents of Round Rock, Texas are blessed with several opportunities to “go loco” with their vegetable-shopping. They have two farmers markets in town, you see, and they’re not far from Pflugerville and Georgetown, which each have a farmers market as well. They’re all on [...] This entry is part of a series, Market Days» The dreadful heat of our early-onset summer, complete with extreme drought, continues. Sadly. It’s a disaster for sure, for farmers, ranchers and home gardeners. There’s just no way to keep enough water and coolness on the plants to avoid crop loss. My poor tomato plants [...]
Where did the word “gumbo” come from? From Africa, the home of okra. Gumbo means okra. In more ways than one! Nowadays gumbo means a great stew or soup, usually of Cajun or Creole style, with all sorts of goodies in it. Including okra. (Wouldn’t be gumbo without okra.) Okra is amazingly easy to grow [...]
Okay, I get it. Most folks don’t think of vegetables when grilling. So imagine you’re a vegetarian… (In my case, a purely theoretical exercise; your mileage may vary.) See the problem? Most of the vegetarians and vegans I know (the “Type V” personality; time to come out of the garden!) like grilled vegetables, yet [...]
The garden’s going great guns here. The cherry tomatoes are over four foot tall now, with others just behind. I’d guess there are 50 pounds of tomatoes on the dozen plants. Even the heirloom Black Krim is setting fruit nicely. We’ve already harvested some yellow pears. The lonely tomatillo, Fatima, is doing much better, [...]
The garden’s all in here, and it’s about time! Spring’s trying to pass us by, with 90 degree afternoons and lots of sun. No rain (no recordable precipitation; driest March ever, so far), so we’re watering as required. Water restrictions (Stage 1) are in place; more can’t be far away. In spite of that, the [...] |
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