by Noel | Aug 21, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
I finally built a tomato trellis that I’m happy with. I knew this was a good approach years ago, but it was one of those projects I never took the time to complete. I usually grow about 30 tomato plants in three rows in one of my 20 feet long by five feet wide beds. Two years ago, when my crop was decimated by late blight, I learned that blight can be slowed by good air circulation. Crowded and damp conditions greatly increase the chance of blight, and I...
by Judy | Aug 9, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
Try this satisfying and tasty quiche. The potato crust takes less time than making a regular pie crust. You don’t have to feel guilty about using using a little sour cream in the filling because you’re not using a quarter of a pound of butter in the crust. Crust: 2-3 cups shredded potatoes (2-3 medium size potatoes, peeled or not) ¼ cup finely chopped onion 2 T. Olive Oil 1 clove garlic, pressed ¼ tsp salt Filling: 1 cup shredded Swiss or other...
by Noel | Jul 31, 2011 | CobraHead, Events
Judy and I did a one day show yesterday in La Farge, Wisconsin called the Kickapoo Country Fair. The show is sponsored by the Organic Valley Farmers Cooperative which is headquartered in La Farge. I’ve mentioned the show several times before. Even though it’s a small show, we like doing it because La Farge is located in the middle of some of Wisconsin’s best scenery, the driftless area, which was not scrubbed flat by the last great glacier...
by Judy | Jul 27, 2011 | CobraHead, Recipes
On a busy work day around here it’s not always easy to take time to cook. But if you have some fresh pasta in the fridge and a bulb of garlic you’re most of the way there. And do we have garlic! See Noel’s post about the Great Garlic Harvest. Fresh pasta is not mandatory but it only takes 2-3 minutes to cook if you happen to have some. 1 Head Garlic, peeled and sliced 3-4 T. Extra Virgin Olive Oil 8 oz fresh pasta (I used roasted red pepper linguine) Freshly...
by Noel | Jul 15, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
We harvested garlic, yesterday. The bed was kind of weedy this year and I did not do my usual inter-planting with salad greens. However the garlic was just fine and at the peak time for harvesting. Last year we left it in the ground a little too long and the bulbs did not store as well as usual. This year we think we got it at exactly the right time. We used to grow soft neck garlic and it was quite easy to tell when it was ready to pick. The leaves yellowed...
by Anneliese | Jun 27, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
Noel and I made another video last week demonstrating how he uses a few different tools to help him clean out a totally overgrown, weedy garden bed. As you can see in the video, a few of the beds in the vegetable garden have grown out of control. The daunting task of clearing the beds was made quite a lot easier with the use of proper hand tools.
