Doesn’t the word “mulch” have a great sound to it? It means to apply a layer of material to your soil to conserve water, prevent weeds and to increase the richness of your soil. Right now is a great time to do all of these things as the weather will be hot and dry for the next […]
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Time to Mulch
Posted in Growing on July 13, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
The herb fennel is so plentiful and grows so well in the Pacific Northwest that some people think of it as a weed and do their best to eradicate it. Horrors! This plant is useful from its seeds to its roots and should be cherished! According to Wikipedia this herb was well known to the […]
My family loves Italian style food so we go through a ton of the herb oregano each year. Luckily it’s very easy to grow; you can start it from seed or buy a plant at most local nurseries. It does best in full sun and doesn’t like to be water logged but do be aware […]
Edible Flowers
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, tagged edible flowers on June 25, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Many of the flowers that grace our yards are edible. They can be used as accents in a salad or as garnish on a main dish. Here are a few of my favorites: I like to use chive flowers in salads to lend a slightly onion flavor. Here’s a recipe for omelets with chive flowers. Lavender cookies are […]
Spring in the Garden
Posted in Growing on April 6, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Seed Starting
Posted in Growing, tagged seed starting on February 26, 2018 | 2 Comments »
Here’s some more information on starting seeds. Right now is a great time to get seeds going for warm season crops like tomatoes and for cool season crops that need a little boost like collards. While cool season crops can be direct sowed soon I find that doing starts let’s me get a bit of a […]
Gearing Up to Grow Starts
Posted in Growing on February 18, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
To really make use of our short growing season using starts is a great way to go. It’s easy to grow your own from seed. This weekend I am going to get out my supplies and plant some Dino kale and collards to put under cloches mid-March. Once those go in I will start squash and tomato […]
Branch Borders
Posted in Crafts, Growing, tagged borders, branch borders, branches, garden borders on February 17, 2018 | 2 Comments »
I just trimmed my redwood dogwoods to get basket making supplies and decided to use the larger branches to make a border for a flower and herb bed.
Time to Plant Onions!
Posted in Growing, tagged growing onions, planting onions on February 15, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Why grow onions when they are pretty cheap at the store? Because they taste better! There are many different shapes, sizes and even colors of onions and most can be pulled young as green onions. I like to plant my onions when the crocuses are blooming; they are a cool season crop and do best when planted […]
Building a Raised Bed
Posted in Growing, tagged building raised beds, gardening, raised beds on February 15, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
I dashed out in between rainy days to prep the raised beds and found one in serious need of replacing. Happily building beds is pretty quick and easy. The first step is a trip to the lumber store to get three 8 foot long by one foot high boards. I usually ask the staff to […]
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