Growth and a Mystery

In the past month, I've planted 3 varieties of peas, onion sets, fava beans, and spinach directly into the garden.  Half of my 1,000 square

Thinning Day

Sunday was rainy and cold, and a perfect day to complete a key greenhouse task; culling, thinning, and transplanting seedlings.  Many

The Gardener's Reward

This weekend felt like a good time to harvest and cook up another batch of parsnips.  With the recent bouts of warm weather, the tops of these

Prepping the Asparagus Bed

This is the third year for my asparagus patch, which means that I finally get to harvest a crop.  Last year as thick stems burst out of the

Baffled by Basil

I've written about my love of volunteer plants in the garden before. Miraculous growth of unplanned vegetables is a fun part of gardening

Fava Beans Arrive

Last week, some seeds I'd ordered arrived.  I placed an order with Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.  This seed company isn't really a

Planting Spinach

Spinach is a crucial crop in our garden because my wife loves the stuff.  I enjoy it as well,  but these leafy greens hold a special place in the

Sprouts

When the first sprouts pop through the soil in my greenhouse, I get pretty excited.  Feelings of hope and relief wash over me.  Right now,

Snow Day

We've had a bumper crop of snow this winter.  This last storm plopped 4 or 5 inches on us with a nice crusty layer of sleet on the bottom.  My

The Dibbler

So, I planted onion sets this weekend.  There were large and small seed onions in the bag, and I made a tool to help me make holes that are the right size for each onion.

I made it from scrap wood by drilling a hole in the larger 'handle' piece, twisting the

Winter Parsnips

Besides garlic, one other vegetable has survived this winter...parsnips.  These parsnips were planted last spring.  Their lush summer foliage has long since died, but they regrew new winter leaves...

There are a little over a dozen parsnips in the patch, and many of them are huge.  I am a big fan of these root vegetables.  While they are a lot like carrots, I find their cooked flavor to be far superior.  Cut into chunks,

Name Change

For a number of reasons, the name of this blog is changing to 'Beware of Rabbits.'  This new name is an homage to our primary garden pest, the wily and speedy bunny rabbit.  My wife came home last winter with a Stop sign, and last summer I posted it with an adornment in the garden...

So, www.bewareofrabbits.com is the new name of this blog.  Please make note of it.