Category: Gardening

10 Fall Crops to Plant Now

I have mixed feelings about late summer. I wait all winter for spring because I love getting my hands in the soil and harvesting the first fresh food of the year. Then all summer long I am busy keeping up with the harvest, cooking it, preserving it, and trying not to let anything go to… Continue reading 10 Fall Crops to Plant Now

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