“We raised great big turnips—people don’t raise turnips like they did then. Old people had great large turnips back then, and they had’em all the winter. Lot of times they’d have t’plow those old turnips up and push them aside to plant again in the spring. And my father went to th’field with a big basket [to gather the cast-aside turnips], and we’d put on pots of’em t’cook for the hogs. We used the same turnips for greens that we…
Category
Gardening
Ground cherries grow wild around and in our garden areas. The plants always produce, but this year they’ve made a…
While cultivated collards, turnip greens, and mustard varieties have been known to escape or naturalize and grow wild in old…
“Making syrup required a lot of hard work from the planting through the pouring up of the molasses. I remember…
Our summer garden is winding down. We’re still getting okra, a few tomatoes, peppers, ground cherries, peas, and green beans.…
Some parts of our garden are thriving and others are suffering. We had almost two full weeks of daily rain…
We ate the first fresh corn of the year last night for supper. It was so good! It didn’t come…
Letter from Almond, NC published in the Bryson City Times (July 31, 1896). “Most of our farmers are done laying…
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. The Baccer Patch The worst memories of my young life are of…
I hope to get some more squash, zucchini, and peas planted this month. I like the benefits of doing succession…