by Judy | Jun 8, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Noel has mustard greens growing like weeds in the garden. He planted the mustard along with various lettuces at the edges of the pea patch and also interspersed them with the garlic plants. Some of what doesn’t get eaten will go to flower to attract pollinators and generate more seeds for future crops. Honey bees love the mustard flowers, and so do a wide variety of other pollinators. Any mustard plant that gets in the way of our pea and garlic crops will...
by Judy | Jun 4, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
A couple of days ago Noel brought in shiitake mushrooms from our logs at the side of the woods. I had a handful of fresh picked asparagus, some tofu leftover from a stir fry and a few cremini mushrooms in the fridge. Here’s what I came up with for a very satisfying breakfast. Asparagus Mushroom Tofu Scramble 1/2 pound asparagus, sliced in 1-inch pieces 1/4 pound mixed sliced mushrooms – I used shiitake and cremini mushrooms 1/2 pound diced tofu 1/4 cup...
by Noel | Jun 3, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) reminds me a lot of tobacco, which is grown as a cash crop by farmers here in Cambridge, Wisconsin. I’ve read that comfrey can be smoked as a tobacco, but I have no interest. I grow it as a compost crop and for that purpose, its value is remarkable. I previously posted about using comfrey in compost here. An established growth of comfrey can be harvested up to four times per year. I decided to cut some to use as a mulch in the...
