by Noel | Jun 28, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
I planted smaller squash and melons without a firm idea on how I was going to trellis them. Going online, I found several references to using metal concrete reinforcing grids as trellis material. I knew immediately this was a good solution that would easily integrate with my T-posts, which I use for most of my trellis frames. I found the grids at Home Depot where they are referred to as Remesh Sheets. They are less than $8.00 each for a 42 inch by 84 inch grid...
by Noel | Jun 22, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Most years I grow 2 beds of potatoes. This year, as part of my way bigger than needed garden, I’m growing three beds. They’re planted more intensively than I’d like. That’s because I got carried away with my seed potato purchase from Wood Prairie Farm, an organic supplier from Maine. I’ve been meaning to buy from Wood Prairie for many years. Jim Gerritsen, the owner, is an associate of mine in the Direct Gardening Association and I’ve always wanted to trial...
by Judy | Jun 18, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Pea pods or snow peas are in – just in time to take over the green aspect in the kitchen from the dwindling asparagus patch. The young and tender pods are great eaten right off the vine. They’re good raw and also make a crunchy addition to a stir fry as long as you don’t overcook them. Here’s what I came up with for dinner a couple of nights ago: Snow Pea Mushroom Tofu Stir Fry Recipe 2 T. olive oil or your favorite stir fry oil 1/2 cup...
by Noel | Jun 14, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Last year I bought a bundle of 7’ bamboo stakes specifically to build a reliable tomato trellis. I built a beefy structure that performed well, but it had drawbacks. Here is last year’s trellis post. This year I’ve simplified the design. I eliminated the traditional tomato cages. In a well-trellised system, the cages are only in the way. They are hard to weed around and fruit gets wedged in the wires. I’m also using the t-posts that hold up the structure as...
by Judy | Jun 12, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
With the abundance of radishes in the garden this year I’m trying something new. We’ve always eaten our radishes raw, right out of the garden, or sliced in our salads. I had heard of cooking radishes but never tried it myself. Noel keeps bringing in radish thinnings (some not so thin) from the plantings used as row markers for the carrots, beets and turnips. The first handful of pea pods were a beautiful and vigorous snow pea called Giant Swiss that we...
