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In My Kitchen Garden
inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com
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An Offshoot Of FarmgirlFare.com, My Food & Farm Blog <br> Welcome to my garden! I'm terrible about keeping gardening records.<br> I'm hoping this informal, journal-type blog will inspire me to better document what transpires each season inside my garden gate.
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Picking Basil, Planting Peppers, Loving Lettuce and More: Garden Update 5/21/12

Lots of beautiful basil from just two plants (I love these $10 take apart shears). Want to see more of my garden? The new weekly Friday Farm Fix series on Farmgirl Fare usually includes lots of kitch...

21 may 12

The New Friday Farm (and Garden) Fix on Farmgirl Fare

Growing in the garden now, left to right: Dwarf Siberan kale direct seeded last fall (and mostly flowering now), one gorgeous lone dinosaur (lacinato) kale plant direct seeded last fall (and on tonig...

02 may 12

In the Greenhouse on the First Day of Spring: Garden Journal 3/20/12

Things are greening up in the greenhouse! Realization of the Day:As much as I love lemon balm, its probably time to stop its greenhouse spread (its the stuff taking over the whole front left side). I...

20 mar 12

Sorting Through My Seed Stash, Beet Growing Tips, and Planting by the Moon: Garden Journal 2/25/12

Beautiful, nutritious beet greens, all sprouted from one little beet seed (which is actually a dried fruit containing a cluster of 2 to 6 seeds). Youll find more about growing beets in my previous po...

26 feb 12

Easy How To: Grow Asian Greens Like Bok Choy, Pak Choy, Tatsoi, and Mizuna by Direct Seeding in the...

Gorgeous gourmet Asian greens: not available in most stores. There are many things to consider when deciding what to plant in your vegetable garden: available space and time, soil conditions, time of...

16 feb 12

Garden Journal 1/12/12: Crazy Winter Weather

Southern half of the raised bed kitchen garden, as seen this afternoon from the second floor of the new house! Yesterday it was sunny and in the 50s. I ditched my massive indoor afternoon To Do list ...

12 jan 12

Take-Apart Shears: The Perfect $10 Stocking Stuffer for Gardeners and Cooks

Harvesting basil in the June kitchen garden with my new favorite scissors. Realization of the Day:A few months ago, I wrote a long post about pesto and my 2011 banner basil crop, put a bunch of photo...

06 dec 11

Wondering What To Do with Swiss Chard? Favorite Recipes and Ways to Use My Favorite Garden Vegetable

Swiss Chard & Artichoke White Pizza (recipe here) Realization of the Day:Its time to start putting those seed orders together! My Pinetree Garden Seeds catalog arrived last week, and Ive already ...

29 nov 11

Garden Journal 10/29/11: Twenty-Five Degrees this Morning (and a Giveaway!)

Cold kale in the kitchen garden Realization of the Day:Sometimes its better to wait until the sun hits the garden before venturing out to see how your plants survived the cold. Last week it dropped d...

29 oct 11

Will Green Tomatoes Ripen Indoors? Yes!

Not to worry—you can pick green tomatoes and ripen them indoors, off the vine. How was your tomato season? Ours was pretty disappointing, and while Im already making plans for a bigger and better tom...

28 sep 11

Garden Journal 8/28/11: BLT Season Has Finally Begun! (and a Classic Sandwich Bread Recipe for the ...

Does anything taste better than a BLT made with homegrown tomatoes on homemade bread? Realization of the Day: Its the little things often turn into the biggest celebrations here on the farm. Traditio...

28 aug 11

Garden Journal 8/1/11: Attack! Using Organic Diatomaceous Earth on Blister Beetles and Other Pests ...

This was supposed to be a short post about the blister beetles, but once I get started talking about diatomaceous earth its hard for me to stop because it has so many great uses. Even if youre lucky ...

01 aug 11

Five Years Ago Today: A Little Scuffle in the Garden

Thai pink egg tomato patch after about three minutes with the scuffle hoe. Back on June 30, 2006, a month and a half after declaring myself to be Baby Carys mother, I declared my love for the scuffle...

01 jul 11

Garden Journal 6/23/11: Growing Garlic, Harvesting Garlic, and Green Garlic

Love garlic? Youll find links to my favorite recipes that call for garlic at the end of this post, along with links to other garlic growing posts. Freshly harvested green garlic thats been cleaned, t...

23 jun 11

Garden Journal 5/22/11: Tips for Planting and Growing Sweet Red Peppers

No time to read, just need to get your peppers planted? Check out my previous post, How To Transplant Sweet Pepper Seedlings, the Extended Version. Then learn how easy it is to freeze your beautiful ...

22 may 11

Garden Journal 5/4/11: Bad Luck with Basil and Some Basil Growing Tips

Love basil? Youll find links to all of my previous basil posts, as well as my favorite basil recipes, at the end of this post. Things are looking pretty bad in the basil department. Realization of th...

05 may 11

Going Greek for Easter and Celebrating Earth Week in a Big Organic Way

Im Giving Away a $520 Earth Dinner Package! Greek oregano going gangbusters in the greenhouse (the left side is shorter from harvesting). Realization of the Day:I think this just might be the Year of...

21 apr 11

The Ten Most Popular Posts this Week - and the #1 Reason I Havent Been in the Garden Very Much

Thankfully its an extremely cute reason. Realization of the Day:I keep composing garden blog posts in my head—but little lambs keep popping out instead. Seventeen to date (including three sets of tri...

12 apr 11

Garden Journal 3/20/11: Spring Has Sprung!

Lilacs! (see them in all their sweet scented glory here) Five more photos after the jump. . . Click here for the rest of this post »

21 mar 11

Dragon Langerie (Dragon Tongue) Bush Beans: Easy To Grow from Seed Heirloom Favorite #5

Im always interested in hearing about gardeners favorite varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers to grow from seed, so I thought Id start sharing some of mine. Previous posts include:Growing Lemo...

17 mar 11

Freckles Lettuce: Another Easy To Grow from Seed Heirloom Favorite

Love lettuce? You might find my post How To Grow Your Own Gourmet Lettuce from Seed: Its Easier than You Think! helpful. And there are links to lots more favorite things to grow at the bottom of this...

17 feb 11

Garden Journal 1/13/11: New Years Gardening Resolutions

Vintage metal buckets filled with garden plans, ideas, and dreams—and yesterday, lots of wonderful donkey manure for the compost pile. Three or four years ago, I found myself wide awake with ins...

14 jan 11

Garden Photo Journal 12/25/10: On the White Side

It definitely looks a lot like Christmas!Wishing you peace, joy, and just enough snow this holiday season.© 2010 FarmgirlFare.com

26 dec 10

Garden Journal 12/6/10: Eating Greens & Getting Organized

And Giving Away a $250 Best Buy Gift Card!Mulching the Garlic Bed on 11-13-10Realization of the Day:December! Wow. December.Realization #2:Long time no garden blogging.Im not really sure where Novemb...

06 dec 10

10/31/10: Decorating the Kitchen Garden for Halloween

Boo!Want to see more spooky stuff?10/31/05: Happy Halloween!10/31/05: All Hallows Eve11/8/05: Did the Goblins Get Them?10/31/06: Boo!10/30/07: Halloween Construction Zone10/31/07: Scare Cat10/31/09: ...

31 oct 10

Garden Journal 10-22-10: Its Time to Plant Garlic!

Planting garlic with Marta and Lucky Buddy Bear on 2-10-09 Realization of the Day:I cant believe I might actually get my garlic planted on time this year.When is the best time to plant garlic? Theres...

22 oct 10

How To Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors the Really Easy Way

Green Tomatoes Harvested on 10-17-09Will green tomatoes get ripe and turn red after picking them (or yellow or orange, depending on the variety)? Yes. Is it difficult to get tomatoes to ripen off the...

21 oct 10

Is a Digital Kitchen Scale an Essential Garden Tool? I Think So

Im working on a post called Six Worthwhile Kitchen Investments for Gardeners, but since my favorite Oxo 11-pound digital kitchen scale is currently on sale for $37.44 at amazon.com with free super sa...

03 oct 10

Garden Journal 9/23/10: Busy, Busy and Another Raised Bed Seeded for Fall

The bumblebees and I both love sedum autumn joy, which darkens in color as the season progresses.Realization of the Day:Okay, so its probably going to take me months, rather than weeks, to get throug...

23 sep 10

Garden Journal 9/14/10: How To Grow Asian (Oriental) Greens for Fall by Direct Seeding

Asian greens ready to be thinned and eaten on 10-10-06Rea lization of the Day:I dont think the thrill of excitement over seeing tiny seeds sprout will ever go away. At least I hope...

15 sep 10

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