by Noel | May 31, 2023 | CobraHead, Gardening, Vegetable Growing
May was very warm and very dry here in south central Wisconsin. I’m doing a lot of hand watering, trying to water just the plants so as not to encourage weed growth in open areas which overhead sprinkling would certainly do. A good thing about the open bed system I use is that it is easy to get a lot of water directly on the bed tops on with a hose and a wand. The bad thing is, of course, we could use a lot more rain, soon. Judy helped me put up a good fence for...
by Noel | Apr 28, 2023 | CobraHead, Gardening, Vegetable Growing
April brings on the hard work period of the gardening season. I keep looking for ways to make it easier. This old guy doesn’t quickly recover from hard work like I used to. Here are a few pictures of some of the things going on in the garden. The hoop tunnel helps a lot. In the coming days, I’ll be putting starts directly from indoors to the soil in the tunnel. I have a brand new piece of 6-mil plastic for the cover and some easily removable doors. The tunnel is...
by Judy | Apr 27, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes
It’s almost asparagus time here in Wisconsin. For a diversion from steamed or roasted asparagus try these rollups. Great for a snack or an appetizer. Ingredients: 12 slices sandwich bread, crusts removed (I used cracked wheat ) 1/4 cup (more or less) stoneground or Dijon mustard 1/4 cup melted butter 3-4 T. grated parmesan cheese 2 dozen fresh asparagus spears **If the spears are skinny use two for each slice. if nice and fat you may only need one per each....
by Noel | Mar 31, 2023 | CobraHead
I started peppers and onions in late February and now it’s time to move them out from under the grow lights and into the sunroom. I need the grow lights for tomatoes, eggplant, cabbages, and other stuff. I’ll re-pot the peppers into individual cups. They’ll go into a hoop tunnel, soon and then be planted directly in a garden at the end of May. The onions will also go into a hoop tunnel until they are transplanted into a garden bed in late...
by Judy | Feb 27, 2023 | #CobraHeadFolksEat Good, #JudyValdes, CobraHead, Recipes
I’ve been experimenting with various bean recipes, almost always with the Instant Pot. We’ve had some very good white bean chicken chili but prefer to cook vegetarian dishes at home. The Instant Pot makes it fast and easy. Since I do a quick soak by pouring boiling water over the beans and letting them stand for an hour we can have them for dinner in a couple of hours. Preparing the chopped onions, garlic and spices while the beans are soaking...
by Noel | Feb 27, 2023 | CobraHead, Events, Garden Shows, Garden Tools, Gardening
Our big gardening experience for the month of February, other than starting onion seeds, is exhibiting CobraHead tools at the PBS Wisconsin Garden & Landscape Show in Madison. Only 20 miles from home, it’s always been our favorite show. Garden Expo has earned a reputation as one of the best community-oriented gardening shows in the country. it has a complete weekend college of gardening education: classes, seminars, and demonstrations for all levels of...
