Leek is a long-growing and relatively low-maintenance vegetable with many culinary uses.
Category: Companion Planting
Weekly Garden Update: August 20
The birds and the bees and the flowers... What a beautiful week in the garden! I have plenty of photos of our companion's in the garden, along with the beginning of the harvest season. Tip of the week: Provide beneficial insects with plenty of brightly colored, open faced flowers: such as, zinnias, sunflowers, echinacea and … Continue reading Weekly Garden Update: August 20
Weekly Garden Update: July 30
For the most part, I'll let the photos do the talking this week. One note on garlic, we harvested this week and now it will hang for two weeks in the garage (dry, warm and dark) to cure. When harvesting garlic, keep it out of the sun and be gentle as it bruises easily. We … Continue reading Weekly Garden Update: July 30
Weekly Garden Update: July 23
This week, I am going to give you some ideas on what to do with all your excess mint (if you grow it) plus a natural bug spray recipe and more ideas for companion plantings that work well together. Ideas for Mint Tip of the week: Mint is a rapidly spreading, tunneling plant that can … Continue reading Weekly Garden Update: July 23
Weekly Garden Update: July 9
Hi All! Every Sunday I will be providing a weekly update of the happenings at my urban country garden the previous week. This may include photos, stories, garden tips and maybe even some pop up plant sales. Follow along and see how your garden compares or to get advice and ideas. Tip of the week: … Continue reading Weekly Garden Update: July 9
Garlic: Perfect Crop for the Urban Garden
If you have ever thought about planting garlic but assumed it was a difficult crop, I am here to tell you that it is one of the easiest and most rewarding crops for the urban garden. It takes up very little space, and it does not need a large amount of care once planted. Garlic … Continue reading Garlic: Perfect Crop for the Urban Garden
The Squash Harvest: a case study on the benefits of organic gardening
Recently, we harvested our butternut squash from our backyard urban garden. The two plants had sprawled themselves out across the rain garden and looped around the blueberry bushes in this kind of beautiful ground cover. We could see that there were many squash on the vines, but we were in for a surprise with the number and size … Continue reading The Squash Harvest: a case study on the benefits of organic gardening