On Sunday, I enjoyed the pleasures available only on a late May morning in a friend’s kitchen, a friend with a huge rhubarb patch and a baker’s white (flour) thumb. Christine and her husband, Scott welcomed me overnight at their home on a cattle ranch in northeastern Nebraska. For supper Scott grilled pork chops from […]
Category Archives: Gardens
Oh, Fiddle(head)!
A plateful of fiddlehead ferns is the ultimate in local and seasonal food. I have a nice stand of ferns, especially thriving this year’s cool, damp-enough spring. Last evening, I broke off as many of the cobra-headed spirals as I could find. It came to about three cups of trimmed fiddleheads, all about the size […]
Raised Gardens and a Chicken-Wire Memory
I started gardening in raised beds last year. Special thanks to my neighbor Terry who built them for me! This year I’m adding four more beds. Simple raised bed tips: 1) Use screws, not nails, to connect the boards. They’ll hold together longer. 2) Brace the corners. Before filling with 1/3 peat moss-1/3 vermiculite-1/3 mixed […]