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In Our Kitchen: The Outdoors Comes Inside

By Katherine Our yard is in full bloom. We’ve pulled garlic and scallions, and our blueberries are so close. (They’re just outside the kitchen door, so that counts.) What else is going on this month in our kitchen? Local sodas… … Continue reading

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In Our Kitchen: The Last Tomatoes

Our tomato crop was a bust this year. The grape tomatoes did well for a few weeks, but the crop was felled by a combination of too much rain in the spring and the oppressive July heat that normally does … Continue reading

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Fall and Winter Garden

For those folks who have not already done so, now is the time to plant for anything that needs to overwinter, like garlic and carrots. It is also time to plant for the fall garden here in the south. Anyone … Continue reading

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The End of the Arugula

The arugula has been trying to flower for half the month and the weather is about to change for the hotter so it was time to pull the arugula and put in something new. This year I am trying butternut … Continue reading

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Relishing the Last of Our Green Tomatoes

Greg pulled up the tomato plants last weekend, but before he did stripped off the rest of the green tomatoes. The nighttime temperatures are finally low enough that we’re not seeing any more tomatoes ripen. I thought about surprising him … Continue reading

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The Fall Garden

This year I am attempting a fall garden. I put in a late crop of spinach and arugula and hope to harvest by mid November. With the crazy weather that has been going on who knows if the plants will … Continue reading

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