5 Tips for fresh sweet corn in mid-October
It’s mid-October and, believe it or not, I’ve still got sweet corn growing in the veggie garden. Eggplant, chili peppers, tomatillos and tomatoes too. In fact, we’ll probably be harvesting fresh “summer” produce well into mid-autumn.
It would be easy to dismiss the long harvest as a benefit of living in San Diego, but it’s not [...]
Fall Garden Planting Tips
Labor Day weekend is here – a typically busy time in the garden.
I’m sure you, like me, are harvesting spring / summer crops — corn, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, beans, melons, etc.
But this is also a good time to get started on fall crops that mature in 60 days or so and benefit flavor-wise from cooler [...]
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 [...]
Sager’s Test Garden: Champion and San Diego Tomatoes
Early last April my daughter brought home four young tomato plants from our local produce market – two plants marked “Champion” and two marked “San Diego.”
I wasn’t familiar with the varieties, but after a little research I found that they’re both cultivars sold mainly by commercial growers because seed production of both hybrids is unreliable. [...]
Grazing in the Garden: Zucchini Napoleon
A hat tip to Shawna Coronado and Chris Perrin over at The Casual Gardener for coming up with a gem of a recipe in Zucchini Napoleon (technically Chris’ recipe and Shawna’s ingredients).
It’s a pretty simple recipe that includes some fried zucchini, roasted cherry tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese stacked into a veggie sandwich and topped off [...]
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