That sturdy potato or beautiful bunch of grapes or glowing tomato each looks fine and ready to eat! No mud on any of it. Washing is recommended because of the thing we cannot see! I might munch a grape or tomato from my garden, because I know where they’ve been. Not so much for the product at the supermarket, local gardens or farmers’ market vendors. Produce washes are readily available. The chances are too great that some contamination has traveled to the point of sale with the ... continue reading...
Happy to clean your produce – 3 produce washes for your fruits and veggies
Digging In – The Legacy Gardens Diary – May 2019
Pushing the Diary in May Anticipation - April 27, 2019 Moved the ferns and rosemarys outside for today’s diary exercise. They are not looking good even though in good light. I think they need the breezes and humidity. With the extensive rain we’ve had, they should get happier. They are close to the house to offer some protection should the temperatures drop below freezing. They have to have some freedom, risking some frost to get outside. The two little ones from last ... continue reading...
Empty seed packets Bring customer service
Customer Service WITH a side of TOMATO! A few seasons ago, seed packets from the supermarket display had to be fine for my late gardening. I knew the tomatoes and peppers wouldn’t not be ready as quickly as I would like, but fall gardens do well in our part of the Ozarks. I shopped the local greenhouses for some other plants -- cucumbers and the cold crops. We have very good choices for all pre-started plants at greenhouses. I love walking through them, window ... continue reading...
Wild Eating Adventures to Enjoy or Avoid
Be it berries, weeds, fungi, or roots, all things wild are not automatically best. We’ve only dabbled in the wild food around us. Richard likes chokecherry jam and syrup. I don’t. There, I said it. I like a few Morrell mushrooms, he doesn’t want any of them. We love photos of wild violets, but have learned we could eat both leaves and petals. They are not 'weeds' in our yard, but magical floral fairies scattered through the grass. Enjoying wild food can be good or not so good. Yet, it ... continue reading...
