Summer rolls along………
We had a cool, wet spring, and things in the garden didn’t take off like they do a lot of years, but everything survived. Now they’re catching up. Then we […]
Tag Archives: collards
Let the gardening games (finally) begin!
Weather people say it was the coldest, wettest spring in this area since the 1960’s. I just know it was bad for a gardener who wants to get started early, […]
October collards are the best
By October it has cooled off some and the plants are making smaller leaves, but they’re sweeter and more tender. Since I’ve been pulling leaves from the bottom of the […]
Freezing collards
If you grow and love collards, and have never frozen any, you should. I clean them and tear them into small pieces, then cook them about 20 minutes. Drain, cool, […]
Supper will be good, with leftovers
It’s so good to pick so much of a meal from the garden. No, I didn’t raise the hog for a ham hock, lol; that came from a wonderful […]
How to spend a hot summer day
She knows to stay downstairs, cos the upstairs is much warmer in a long skinny house that has the long side facing east. We have a heat advisory today, […]
Getting ready to raise veggies!
The area in the rabbit fence is laid up and ready to grow things: collards, cabbage, spinach, sorrel and other things that the many bunnies around here consider to be […]
Easy end of the garden recipe
The end of the garden is sad, but can make for a really easy recipe to use up some things that are ending. OK, so I didn’t grow the […]
Sweet September collards
I don’t like to face the end of gardening, (and picking and eating) but some things still go on for a little while. I have Lima beans forming in huge […]
King of the Garden
My last few cabbages are small, but that’s ok. Lima beans are just now really coming on. I love my heirloom seeds. The cabbages are the sweetest I’ve ever […]
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