Articles tagged: kitchen garden
home & garden: 6 reasons why every garden should have rhubarb
Posted: Jun 05, 2013In June, rhubarb is in the fullest stages of production in our backyard gardens. We like rhubarb so much that we think every garden should have some. Here are some reasons why: 1. Rhubarb is ... Read more »
home & garden: 5 Tips on how to shop for a garden in 20 minutes
Posted: May 18, 2013If you want to put a small vegetable garden in your yard today, it can be done. Let’s say your ground is prepared and you are ready to go — all you need is some ... Read more »
home & garden: Gateway gardens: Are you in danger? We want to know!
Posted: Mar 09, 2013Are you or is someone you love at risk because of a Gateway Garden? Maybe you tried gardening for the first time last year, and now you just have to go back for more. You ... Read more »
home & garden: How much space counts as a garden?
Posted: Feb 09, 2013A story on NPR in January focused on a study of urban gardening in Chicago the purpose of which was to discover the amount of space being used for growing food. The researchers tried to ... Read more »
home & garden: Is watering house plants with tea a good idea?
Posted: Feb 05, 2013My late mother-in-law was an inveterate indoor gardener and tea drinker. Mom could grow just about anything. In her care, any leaf that dropped soon took root and found itself in a pot of its ... Read more »
home & garden: Top 10 gardening goals for 2013
Posted: Jan 09, 2013In this gardening off-season, planning and dreaming are some of the most productive work that gardeners can do. Resolutions is such a serious word, full of weight and responsibility. Goals seems a more appropriate word ... Read more »
home & garden: Master Gardener Classes to be offered near and in Washtenaw County
Posted: Dec 27, 2012The MSU Extension Offices of Jackson, Livingston and Washtenaw County will again offer the Michigan Master Gardener course in 2013 and 2014. Gardeners who wish to build on their experience and expand their knowledge are ... Read more »
home & garden: Pretty and versatile kale dresses up Szechuan Chicken
Posted: Dec 11, 2012My earliest encounter with kale years ago was watching as my aunt used leaves of kale to decorate a plate of luncheon meats for a party. She had a background in catering, so she knew ... Read more »
home & garden, with poll: How did your gardens grow in 2012?
Posted: Nov 17, 2012The color green has not yet retreated from the Michigan landscape; the lawns remain surprisingly bright, and we have our bounteous evergreen population to provide spots of life. There’s no denying, however, that the gardening ... Read more »
home & garden: Sauce tomatoes versus slicing tomatoes: does the difference matter?
Posted: Sep 13, 2012One way of categorizing home-grown tomatoes is dividing them into tomatoes for cooking and making sauce and tomatoes for slicing and eating fresh. Are the categories really that different? I think the answer is both ... Read more »
recipe: A day of tomato meals, with recipes
Posted: Sep 11, 2012If there were a wacky new rule implemented or a Survivor-style reality show for gardeners where I could only grow one vegetable, I would, without a doubt, choose the tomato. The tomato is the backbone ... Read more »
home & garden: Finding delight in seasonal variations in gardening
Posted: Sep 05, 2012You don’t have to be a gardener to have noticed that the weather this summer has been “different” from usual. An early warm spell, followed by a hard frost, a fairly nice spring, an extremely ... Read more »
recipe: Gardener's brunch: Greens, eggs - no ham
Posted: Jul 15, 2012This time of year is a turning point in the garden. The plants are not just pretty but, increasingly, a source for real food. Today we had a meal based on greens that came straight ... Read more »
home & garden: Make the most of herbs by harvesting and preserving
Posted: Jun 22, 2012Herb gardens are a fun way to ease into gardening. Most herbs are undemanding and hardy; for the most part, herbs will grow in poor soil, do well in sun and partly sunny spots, and ... Read more »
home & garden: Plant an (almost) instant kitchen garden this weekend
Posted: Jun 02, 2012Maybe this was the year you planned to have a vegetable garden. You’ve waited for the right weather and the perfect time. Perhaps some of life’s unpredictable events, like a new job or a cold ... Read more »
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