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Continue reading →: Garlic & Shallots, Updated
Most of the garlic and shallots that were planted in October have started growing in one way or another. One of the interesting things we’ve observed is that some varieties came up fast and have put on a lot of top growth. Others have put on next to no top…
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Continue reading →: The Circle of Life
This is the sight that greeted me in the Demo Garden this morning: A hawk having breakfast…on our nice new demo table… I’m not sure what is being consumed, since I didn’t want to get any closer. Judging from the feathers floating around, I’m guessing it was a bird of…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay: Radicchio & Lettuce Edition
Because I’m saving the pictures of the garlic and shallots for a separate post, I took a few pictures of the radicchio and lettuce in the garden for today. The red color is getting darker as we have some colder days and nights. The red color is also variable between…
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Continue reading →: Harvesting & Preserving Basil
This is a little bit of a review post. I did a post about preserving basil a couple years ago, and we tried several methods. This year I stuck with the one method that I liked the best from before: freezing in oil. We decided that most of the applications…