If you have ever bitten into a sun-warmed tomato picked five minutes earlier, you already know where this article is headed. And if you have not, well, that is reason number one all by itself. But let me make the full case, because growing tomatoes gives you a lot more than bragging rights at the… Continue reading Why Grow Your Own Tomatoes? Here Are the Best Reasons
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The Quiet Pleasure of Tomatoes
Tomatoes ask for patience before they give you anything. A seedling in May looks almost foolish, all stem and hope, leaning toward the light as if it has heard a rumor about summer. I love tomatoes. I love growing them and eating them. That sounds simple, and maybe it is, but the older I get,… Continue reading The Quiet Pleasure of Tomatoes
Growing Oregano – The Herb That Rewards a Little Neglect
I’ll be honest with you: oregano is the rare plant in my garden that does better when I more or less leave it alone. I fuss over the tomatoes, I babysit the seedlings, I check the lacinato kale for flea beetles like a worried parent. Oregano just sits there in the sun, asks for almost… Continue reading Growing Oregano – The Herb That Rewards a Little Neglect
Spiced Roasted Eggplant with Bulgur Salad
Every October, the eggplant leaves in my garden end up looking like Swiss cheese. The flea beetles get to them the same way they do every year, and I never quite get around to fighting back. This fall, there was also a tomato hornworm, so enormous by the time I found it that I didn’t… Continue reading Spiced Roasted Eggplant with Bulgur Salad
Time Management for the Life You Actually Want
A lot of people who love hands-on hobbies, things like gardening, cooking from scratch, canning and preserving, composting, or just spending more time outdoors, run into the same problem. There never seems to be enough time. Add a demanding job to the mix, and it can feel impossible to fit any of it in. But… Continue reading Time Management for the Life You Actually Want
Dry-Rubbed Grilled Steak with Grilled Corn and Tomato Salsa
Holding on to summer, one cherry tomato at a time Are you sleeping with the windows open yet? We are. This is my favorite stretch of the year, the slow handoff from summer into fall, and I am not ready to let go of summer food just yet. So I’m eating every late-season vegetable I… Continue reading Dry-Rubbed Grilled Steak with Grilled Corn and Tomato Salsa
5 Real Reasons to Grow Vegetables from Seed This Year
There’s a moment every spring when you walk into a garden center, see those tidy six-packs of tomato seedlings, and think: why am I bothering with all the trays and grow lights and timing charts? Just buy the plants. It’s a fair question. Buying starts is easier. It’s faster. And for a lot of gardeners,… Continue reading 5 Real Reasons to Grow Vegetables from Seed This Year
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