Vegetables

I have been growing head broccoli for the past five years in my home garden. It’s taken me that long to be confident writing this blog post. While broccoli is not difficult to grow,…

Potatoes are the most fun vegetable to grow. Why? Well, the seeds are actual potato pieces and thus are easy to handle. Second, it’s so much fun to dig up potatoes when they are…

As a gardener, I love talking to other gardeners. There is always something new to learn. Recently, my husband and I enjoyed a long weekend in New Hampshire. While there, we took the opportunity…

For years I have been planting flowers in the vegetable garden. Originally, for the beauty they add to the garden. However, I now realize that flowers provide additional benefits. Those benefits include pest control,…

Five easy vegetables to grow…

I can still remember the first time I experienced swiss chard. Our family participated in a community share program at a local farm. One week we received this beautiful leafy plant with rainbow stems…

I never ate much cabbage until my mother-in-law introduced me to a recipe for Greek Stuffed Cabbage with Egg-Lemon. Now, this recipe is a regular rotation in our meal planning. What a special treat…

I love to eat and cook onions. However, I never realized how good an onion can taste until I started growing onions in my garden. In addition, I love the fact that in my…

Of all the vegetables I grow in my garden, radishes are the easiest to grow. Why? Two primary reasons. One, radishes grow fast and are ready to harvest in 3-5 weeks. Second, radishes are…

I am inspired to write about how to grow arugula due to an arugula supply shortage. Apparently, the weather in the southern states has not been conducive to growing arugula this season. While I…