EASY RICHES
Is bigger better when it comes to vegetables? Is smaller better? Those tasty baby carrots, for example. What the story on baby or small vegetables, besides their cuteness. Check it out in my latest blog post.
Entries by Lee Reich
FLOWER FOR A DAY, JUST ONE
Dayflower elicits both pity and some fear. Why? Read my latest blog post. What about its more accepted and not at all to be pitied kin? Read my latest blog post.
POPEYE’S NEEDS
Do you miss spinach in summer? I don’t. Learn how you can grow “spinach” all summer long by reading my latest blog post.
FINDING MY ROOTS
It’s cuttings season! Actually one of many, but half-woody this time of year here on the farmden. This week’s blog post discusses hormones and their use as well as — and more important — good practices for multiplying plants with stem cuttings.
GARDEN AROMATICS
The garden and landscape are olfactory delights, have been since early spring, are now, and will continue going forward. In my latest blog post, I write about some of these scents, including what’s currently perfuming the air. Also, my favorite of all, a plant found found growing 200 years ago in a garden in Persia — and, for the last 30 years in my garden.
SWEET CORN: OLD VARIETY, MODERN GROWING
You don’t grow sweet corn!? Then you’re missing one of summer’s pleasures, that of stepping outdoors to your “patch” and selecting a dead ripe ear to bite into right then and there, or to roast or steam. There are so many kinds of sweet corn and varieties of each kind, many better than what you can purchase because they handle well commercially. Check out my latest blog post for the kinds of sweet corn, my favorite kind and variety, and how I — and you — can grow them.
A GEM OF A MARIGOLD
Bored with marigolds? There are some interesting kin of the common French or African species. A couple have leaves with an anise smell. But my favorite of all is . . . well, you’ll have to read this week’s blog post:
THINNED TREES AREN’T SKINNY
With blossoms past on fruit trees, you’ve got to thin — not you, the fruits. Doing so brings many benefits, which I recount in my latest blog post. The post also tells how to do it, how much to do, and when to do it (not just now). Read about thinning here:
A CASE FOR ASPARAGUS
Have you ever tried really fresh asparagus, spears that have been harvested in the last few hours? If not, you can be in for a taste delight. The easiest route to this experience is by growing your own, which I detail in my latest blog post. And, as I point out, flavor alone is not the only reason to recommend growing asparagus.
FORM & FUNCTION MEET WITH ESPALIER
Espalier is an attractive and functional way to grow fruit plants. Success comes with making the right choice of plant, training it well, and then making the right pruning cuts at the right time. All this is detailed for red currant, an easy espalier, in my latest blog post.
