Because our climate here in San Diego allows it, we try growing carrots all year long. It’s a versatile vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked, and our bunny loves the carrot tops….
Of all the vegetables we grow in our garden, leafy greens are our favorites. We find them the most useful and most versatile, as well as the vegetables we never seem to grow enough of.
I used to be so intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving food. It seemed like one of those arcane activities only hard-core country homesteaders take part in, like sewing your own clothes…
Between kale, lettuce and potatoes, garlic is one of our favorite vegetable to grow. It’s so easy to grow and the fact that you can eat the garlic greens too makes garlic is a…
Layering fruit/vegetable peelings with dry yard trimmings makes a great soil conditioner to enhance your garden. When soil is healthy, the helpful microbes greatly outnumber the harmful ones and keep them under control. Finished compost not only…
