Garden Greens in Appalachia
While cultivated collards, turnip greens, and mustard varieties have been known to escape or naturalize and grow wild in old…
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Making Syrup
“Making syrup required a lot of hard work from the planting through the pouring up of the molasses. I remember…
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Planting by the Signs July 2021
Our summer garden is winding down. We’re still getting okra, a few tomatoes, peppers, ground cherries, peas, and green beans….
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July 2021 Garden Tour
Some parts of our garden are thriving and others are suffering. We had almost two full weeks of daily rain…
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The First Corn from the Garden
We ate the first fresh corn of the year last night for supper. It was so good! It didn’t come…
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The Lay-by Time of Summer
Letter from Almond, NC published in the Bryson City Times (July 31, 1896). “Most of our farmers are done laying…
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Growing Baccer in Western North Carolina
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. The Baccer Patch The worst memories of my young life are of…
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Planting by the Signs July 2021
I hope to get some more squash, zucchini, and peas planted this month. I like the benefits of doing succession…
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June 2021 Garden Tour
The recent rain we’ve had has our garden growing by leaps and bounds! We had our first mess of bush…
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Planting by the Signs June 2021
Onions, kohlrabi, and beets We finally got a good soaking rain and boy did it do the garden some good….
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May 2021 Garden Tour
Our garden is really coming on. This is my favorite time of the year when it comes to gardening. It’s…
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Bean Planting Folklore from Appalachia
We love to grow Greasy Beans, also called Greasy Back Beans. When I was growing up Granny and Pap mostly…
