by Daisy | Jul 22, 2011 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
Pruning holds a mystique for me. It’s the purview of the elite, experienced horticulturist, not a bush-leaguer like me; a craft bordering on art in its extreme forms, and it scares me. My first experience with pruning, other than hacking away at overgrown...
by Daisy | Jul 18, 2011 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
Next to tomatoes and peppers, fresh basil is arguably the best thing about the summer garden. We’ve been luxuriating in it. Everything tastes better with basil in it, even dessert. I spread some basil butter on zucchini bread and almost fell out of my chair....
by Daisy | Jul 12, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you may have noticed we’ve seemingly dropped off the planet lately. If you were wondering, we’re still here. We’ve just been expecting company. You know what it’s like when people are coming over. ...
by Daisy | Jul 12, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I was born in the proverbial land of cotton, but have little experience with anything but the finished product. I do remember as a child my mother teaching me how to pick the seeds out of middle of the dense bolls to eat them, but the plants themselves were no more...
by Daisy | Jun 19, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
Back in May I was worried about my cabbages. It was already warming up beyond ambient cabbage temperatures and they hadn’t formed heads yet. I feared they never would. But they did. Mainly this one: A beautiful 2 1/2 pound purple cabbage. A humble cabbage, just...
