Garden
2013 Garden Layout
This year’s garden layout is a jumble of different shapes and sizes. I designed my large vegetable garden in 2009 in a well mannered grid, with all rows going east–west. Then in 2010 and 2011 things got a little more disorganized. The kale jumped its boundaries and began expanding in all directions. I created a zig-zag … Continue reading
The New, the Interesting and the Unusual (Vegetables, That Is)
This post first appeared on goshencommons.org on February 9, 2013. I have culled my seed catalog collection. Now begins the process of carefully going through each one and making my first-round choices of seeds to buy for the spring. I will then make a list and realize that there is no way that everything will be able to fit … Continue reading
The Aesthetics of Seed Catalogs
This post first appeared on goshencommons.org on February 9, 2013. Seed catalogs are arriving in my mailbox almost daily now. Some go directly into the recycling. Some go into the basket of magazines and catalogs near the door for perusal at a later time. Some come into the house with me for immediate consideration. What differentiates … Continue reading
From Cheese Sandwiches to 52 Pints of Pickles
This post first appeared on goshencommons.org on Feb. 2, 2013 As a teenager, I had decided that I was never going to do traditional household work such as cooking. I was going to be a professional woman and live solely on cheese sandwiches and ice cream. Though Pete still does most of the cooking in our … Continue reading
Perennial Leads to Soup, Thoughts of the Grandmother Who Once Made It
This post first appeared on goshencommons.org on November 17, 2012 In previous posts, I introduced two plants in the international collection of green leafy perennials growing in my garden: Russian Kale and Italian Cardoon. Today, I want to talk about a third plant, French Sorrel. When I was growing up, we didn’t have much of … Continue reading
It’s Green! It’s Leafy! It Comes Back Every Year! It’s Super Food!
This post first appeared on goshencommons.org on November 3, 2012 As much as I love planting seeds every year, I love plants that come back every year on their own. In my garden, these plants include cherries, raspberries, pears (though I only get fruit every two years), strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus and the super food – … Continue reading
