by Judy | Jul 30, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, Baked Garlic, CobraHead, Garlic Appetizers, Roasted
July is garlic month here at the CobraHead test kitchen and garden. For the past 30-plus years, Noel has planted 100 cloves of garlic at the end of October, and the nice fat bulbs are ready to harvest in mid-July the following year. After harvesting the garlic and knocking off most of the soil, we lay them on tables in the garage to cure. You can also hang them in bunches. After about a week, we transfer them to tables in the basement. The garage can get pretty...
by Noel | Jul 30, 2025 | CobraHead, Gardening
July was hot here, but it’s ending on a cool note. That’s good, because I’m way behind on weeding. The cooler days ahead will give me a chance to get some work done in more pleasant conditions. The heat and more than adequate rainfall are giving us wonderful production. It’s going to be a good year. Here are a few things going on in the garden beds. I’m letting this small patch of lettuce bolt to seed. I frequently grow my own lettuce seed. It’s super easy. When...
by Anneliese | Jul 8, 2025 | CobraHead, Gardening
Not everyone has space for an orchard — and that’s okay! Growing citrus in containers is a great way to enjoy fresh fruit right from your patio, balcony, or backyard. Whether you’re short on space or just want a little more flexibility, container citrus offers all the flavor and beauty of in-ground trees with the added benefit of portability. Why Grow Citrus in Containers? Citrus trees are surprisingly well-suited to life in pots. They stay manageable...
by Anneliese | Jun 30, 2025 | CobraHead
We’re thrilled to announce that our Original CobraHead Weeder & Cultivator has officially earned the GardenComm Member Approved seal of approval! A selection of GardenComm members (comprised of professional gardeners, garden communicators, and horticulturists) tested the Original CobraHead over several weeks, then rated the tool based on criteria such as Overall Satisfaction, Ease of Use, Durability, Performance, and Design and Comfort. The tool earned...
by Noel | Jun 30, 2025 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, CobraHead, Gardening
Greetings from Cambridge, Wisconsin. We’re pretty far up north, so we normally don’t get as much heat as most of the country, but this year has started out quite warm, and I think it will be a scorcher. So far, the garden is happy because of abundant and well-timed rain. Weeds love these great growing conditions as much as veggies. I’m not coming close to keeping up with weeding. The weed taking up too much of my time is bindweed. It’s a wild morning glory....
by Judy | Jun 30, 2025 | CobraHead
Our peas are doing quite well this year. Two of the four types of peas we are growing are edible-podded peas which include snow peas and sugar snap peas. The third one is a shelling pea. It’s picked when it plumps out. You can then remove the shell and eat the peas inside. The fourth one is our purple podded capucijner soup pea which we harvest when dry. In this recipe I used snow peas. If you use a fatter sugar snap pea, you may need an extra minute of cooking. 1...
