The Deer Hunter and I managed to get all the raised beds (except one!) cleared off and topped with compost…
Gardening
The mustard greens I planted last fall are still going strong. When I harvest them, I cut only the leaves…
“Southern mountain folk have been growing and eating cabbages for over three centuries now, and mostly loving every minute of…
Egyptian onions, also called walking onions are a perennial plant. Although the onion tastes the same as other onions, it…
“We raised great big turnips—people don’t raise turnips like they did then. Old people had great large turnips back then,…
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…