by Geoff | Mar 22, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
Our friends at Botanical Interests have given us two of their seed collections to give away. The Basic Bounty Veggie Garden Seed Collection includes Bean-Bush Blue Lake 274, Corn-Bodacious, Leaf Lettuce-Salad Bowl Blend Organic, Sweet Pepper-Sweet California Wonder Organic, Radish-Cherry Belle, Summer Squash-Black Beauty Zucchini, Tomato-Better Bush. The Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection includes Cherry Red & Yellow Pear Organic, Aunt Ruby’s German Green...
by Judy | Mar 19, 2012 | CobraHead, Recipes
1 cup garbanzo beans, cooked 1 cup roasted mashed sweet potato 2 T. Sesame Seeds, raw, or toasted for different flavor 4 T. Sunflower Seeds, raw, or toasted for different flavor 2-3 cloves chopped garlic ½ – 1 tsp. salt to taste 2-4 T. or juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp. finely chopped lemon zest (organic is best for this) 3 T. finely chopped shallots or red onions 4 T. olive oil Liquid from the garbanzo beans as needed for consistency Grind sesame and sunflower...
by Noel | Mar 18, 2012 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Gardening
The average March high temperature where I live is 42 degrees. The average minimum is 24, with an average mean temperature of 32 degrees. Today, a high of 82 is predicted. We’ve had highs of upper 70’s to over 80 for the past week. The lows have been just below 60. I don’t know if this portends oncoming climatic disaster, but the warm weather is sure making it easy to get a jump start on a lot of this year’s preparation tasks in the garden. ...
by Anneliese | Mar 15, 2012 | Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, Gardening
After two years in my house, I finally decided it was time to add to the garden collection. So last fall after road crews finished tearing up my street, I took advantage of the bare soil the road crews left by the curb and planted over 400 crocus bulbs. Pictured above is my first official bloom from something I planted myself. This particular variety is Crocus chrysanthus ‘Ard Schenk’ from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. And yes, I’m proud of...
