I’m a third generation market gardener and the gardening gene/DNA can probably be traced to the beginning of my ancestors. I’m part of 3 gardening Facebook groups and sometimes the simplest questions have me stumped. When I garden I’m on auto pilot, my motto is “I know, therefore I do”. I don’t really think about…
Category: Vegetables
A to z veggies. Learn about various veggies and how to use them in various dishes.
Is that a Potato?
I grow many different types of potatoes. To grow potatoes one needs seed potatoes which can be bought at big box stores, greenhouses, or in Canada Eagle Seed Potatoes. Norlad: Early red skinned, white on the inside potatoes. Yukon Gold: Yellow skin and flesh. Russet: starchy, netted brown skin, and white on the inside. Russian Blue:…
Parsnips, Peas, and Peppers
I love growing hot peppers, but I don’t like eating hot peppers! The hottest pepper is the Carolina Reaper at 1.5-2.2 million scoville units. Pepper spray has 5.3 million scoville units. When looking at the scoville scale you’ll find that peppers tend to vary in their heat units. My theory is because of the ripeness…
I’m not sad, it’s these Onions!
I grow 3 types of onions: red, yellow (sweet Spanish), and white. Onions tend to be a staple that everyone uses in cooking. Personally I dislike onions and if I find them in my food I will pick them out. Though I do love onion rings, mmm. Common onions are normally available in three colour…
Kohlrabi: The Alien Veggie
The veggie from space aka the alien veggie! kohl·ra·bi | \ kōl-ˈrä-bē (Call rah bee). Its unique name is derived from the German word for cabbage (kohl) and turnip (rabi). I love this veggie, it’s cool looking and tastes good. One way to eat it is like an apple. The peel is not edible so you need to…
Garlic!
Garlic is something I have just started to plant. This year will be my 3rd year growing garlic, and second year growing in my rental garden. I’m growing small amounts and slowly increasing the amount I grow ever year. I grow both softneck and hardneck garlic. Softneck garlics are used in braiding and hardneck garlic…
Rhubarb Juice
RHUBARB JUICE 10 cups water8 large stalks of rhubarb8 springs mint1/2 cup sugar Cut rhubarb in pieces & bring water to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour. Turn off heat and immediately add mint & sugar. Stir and let sit for another 1/2 hour. Strain into jars and chill. Rhubarb Punch 4 cups sliced rhubarb 2…
Eggplant
It gives many different colors of eggplant: white, green, purple-black, light purple, purple with white stripes. It also gives different shapes: oval, cylinder, small egg shaped, and round. Eggplant belongs to the nightshade family and botanically speaking it’s a fruit. I sell both plants and the vegetables. It is quite easy to grow eggplant, but…
Tomatoes 101
Everyone loves tomatoes and they can be grown in the garden or in containers. I grow varieties that grow over 6 feet tall and varieties that are perfect for containers. Tomatoes love sun and water (Feel the soil, if the top inch is dry, it’s time to water). Some common problems with tomatoes is blight…
Cabbage, carrots, and cucumbers.
I usually only grow summer or fresh market cabbage, but this year I’m going to try growing winter or storage cabbage. Summer cabbage their crisp, tender texture, fresh-eating cabbages are best enjoyed shortly after harvest. These varieties have many uses, from summer salads and coleslaw to using leaves as wraps. I can’t find anything on…
Pumpkinist Lora 