Fresh Tomato Soup
I have been busily canning stewed tomatoes, marinara sauce and ketchup, but still the harvest basket fills with tomatoes. Roasting […]
Apricot-Rosemary Preserves
Our Puget Gold apricot tree has been prolific this year! This variety of apricot was developed in Washington and is
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canning, cooking, food preservation, harvest, recipes, trees
How to Plant Tomatoes
It is time to get those tomatoes in the ground! I pulled out almost everything in my late spring bed
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tomatoes, vegetables
From Spring to Summer
I can’t tell you how many people I have heard gushing about the amazingly sunny spring we are enjoying in
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garden, vegetables
Baby Fruit
A home orchard is the best way to savor the delicious sweetness of summer fruits. I would argue that it
The Case for Boring Vegetables
My first years of gardening really focused on the divas of the produce world: tomatoes, pepper, eggplant and melons. Those
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garden, potatoes, vegetables
Awakening Garden
April has stirred the garden to life and I wanted to share some of those signs of beauty with you
Seed Starting Basics
Starting your vegetables from seed is not for the faint of heart, but it can be really rewarding for those
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newspaper seed pots, seeds
How to Thin Raspberries
Our fence is lined with ever-bearing raspberries, a wonderful addition to our edible landscape. Just as the name implies, ever-bearing
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food forest, garden, plants, tips
Time to Wake Up
It’s still pretty grey in Portland in late February, but a careful eye in the garden shows signs of spring