The Curious Case of the Tomatoes in the Tomato
Here’s a weird one.
Yesterday I went down into what remains of the vegetable garden to see what was usable for dinner. I found a couple of nice eggplants, plenty of basil and half a dozen ripe–heading towards over-ripe–tomatoes, so I decided to make Eggplant Parmesan. I picked the fruit and headed back to the kitchen.
I [...]
Company Vegetable Gardens are Growing
The Wall Street Journal has a story today on how some small businesses are setting up company gardens where employees can do some tilling, build a little camaraderie, and take home some fresh produce on the cheap. Some are even implementing it as part of their corporate wellness program.
I think that’s pretty cool.
I never really [...]
All The President’s Vegetables
The New York Times is reporting that the White House will have a vegetable garden for the first time since Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Garden in World War II. Sweet!
Only problem I can see from the map is that it’s mostly leafy green stuff. No tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, etc. Not that I’m knocking lettuce and [...]
When is the Spring Equinox in your area?
I know, you’re just like me and you want to know the exact time of the coming equinox (or solstice) in your area. (Because this kind of knowledge has value. Really, it does.)
Fortunately somebody has taken all the work out of calculating when the event occurs in your area all the way through 2050. The [...]
What happens when a squirrel eats fermented pumpkin?
We don’t have tree squirrels here in San Diego — just ground squirrels (and we have Dachshunds who do a fine job with those), but my friends back eat swear their huge pests. So it is with some amusement that I watched this video:
I wonder if I can do that for crows…
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