vegetable
First Time Growing Aleppo Peppers
My first time growing Aleppo (Halaby) peppers. Good looking peppers on a 3ft plant with a dozen or so medium-sized peppers that are supposed to be medium heat.
Growing Artichokes as Flowers
Artichokes aren't much to look at in the garden, but if you let them flower, they turn out to be quite attractive. Pollinators like bees love them too!
How to Make Pumpkin Puree (It’s Easy!)
Fresh, homemade pumpkin puree for pies etc. is very nutritious and super simple to make. It's really no harder that cut, scrape, bake and blend. Here's how:
Growing Armenian Cucumbers for the First Time
I grew Armenian cucumbers for the first time this spring. Here's what I learned about this tasty, 3,000 year-old fruit from the Middle East
Cashflow Zucchini is a Winner
Cashflow Zucchini is a highly productive, compact zucchini that will keep you in fresh veggies all summer long.
When is it too much Basil?
I think basil might not be bound by the laws of physics. I planted just six 4-inch pots where I planted 18 the year before. The results were the same.
Tom Thumb Peas
The near freezing weather has ended pretty much everything in the veggie garden but these Tom Thumb peas. The plants are tiny, but they kick out a whole lot of peas.
All Hail the Mighty Brassica
Broccoli with burns from the recent heat wave I'm still dealing with the damage from last week's monster heat wave so most of the vegetable garden looks like a flamethrower came through it. Amazingly, even though it was hot enough hot enough to burn the leathery blue-green leaves of my cauliflower and broccoli, the heads made it through just fine. They might even look better than before they were hit with triple digit temps and full sun. All hail the mighty brassica.
How About Them Apples?
This isn't an apple, it's a bell pepper. The parents, a California Wonder and a Chocolate Bell pepper, made these big, beautiful red peppers with a little deep purple blush. Thick walled and sweet, it's a great pepper for stuffing as well as eating fresh. Thick walled and very sweet. A good pepper for stuffing and in sauces.
Big Ol’ Tomaters
One of the pleasant surprises of the season are these Costaluto Italian heirloom tomatoes. They bear big, meaty fruit (8 - 22 ounces) in clusters of six. The plants definitely need heavy duty support because they produce 20 - 30 pounds of fruit per plant. The flavor is outstanding.