by Judy | Aug 26, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening, Recipes
Several years ago I got this salsa recipe from a friend of a friend who worked at the local post office. (Consider this my plug for saving our little post offices – they’re good for more than just mail…) I make it every year, as long as I have tomatoes, onions and peppers all at the same time from the garden. Garden Tomato Salsa Recipe 9 cups skinned tomatoes, chopped 3 cups chopped onions 3 cups chopped peppers, mix of mostly sweet peppers with hot peppers to...
by Geoff | Aug 15, 2012 | Gardening
My friend Ted Skenandore of the Tsyuhehkwa Center has been growing pea and sunflower micro-greens and explained his method to me a few months ago. Now I’ve been growing them for myself as well as with the young people of the Save Our Youth program. These are his directions. My comments are in parenthesis. Fill a 11″ x 21″ tray with small drainage holes half full of potting soil. (The standard black greenhouse trays that are referred to as 1020...
by Judy | Aug 14, 2012 | CobraHead, Recipes
Can you tell by the title that I grew up in Minnesota? Actually I was given a version of this recipe when I lived in Michigan many years ago so it’s more of a ‘bake’ or ‘casserole’. The original recipe included a double layer of sliced zucchini, onions, tomatoes, shredded mozzarella cheese and fresh basil (salt & pepper to taste) – baked until done in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes. I made it this way for years. With all the water content in these...
by Noel | Aug 8, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
Judy’s good friend Dorothy Davenport lives in a condo but that doesn’t keep her from growing a lot of her own food. Using pots, containers and hanging baskets, Dorothy grows a lot of different vegetables while keeping everything looking pretty by inter-planting colorful flowers. Dorothy makes excellent use of space as you can see by her use of a porch rail to mount a container of green beans. Large containers yield lots of tomatoes. Decorative and...
by Noel | Aug 6, 2012 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Gardening
I’ve done battle with the caterpillars of the small white and yellow cabbage butterflies for as long as I’ve gardened. The most destructive caterpillar, known as the Imported Cabbage Worm, is from a white butterfly native to Europe called the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae). These insects have only been in North America since the 1860’s, but they like it a lot on this side of the ocean and are a truly destructive pest. The small green...
