A cluster of wine cap beauties near the kiwis. If you read the site you know we have mushrooms ‘planted’ in logs, straw bales, and garden trenches. There are maitakes by the big rock, chicken of the woods in a Douglas Fir stump, and four oysters,…
Rows of mustard, radishes, orach, and sunchokes in the back for shade. Whenever I read about an invasive garden plant in a seed catalogue, I order one. ‘Invasive’ in Zone 6 means ‘usually produces a crop and/or does not die’ in Zone 3. I went so…
If I had to pick ONE thing to grow it would be garlic. This is from the lady who buys fruit trees like they are shoes. But the benefits of garlic are many. Their spicy flavor complements many dishes, they store well, and they are easy to grow. That’s right!…
During our first winter as homeowners, we plotted what fruit trees we would plant in the spring. “Apples, of course. Apples like chill hours. And pears would be practical. And an edible crabapple to help pollinate them.” We bought a Honeycrisp apple and a Honeygold apple, which are very cold…