Category: How Things Grow

  • Beauty in the Field

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    The magentaspreen get more colorful each week. Each Thursday I pinch off the bright purple and green shoots, and the following week the stems are loaded with more shoots. A few of these on a salad will entice anyone to devour it.

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    The Swiss chard captures the morning sunshine like a forest of stained glass. It’s early in the morning, but these hens are on the early shift to lay eggs today.

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  • Out of the Garden Today, September 10, 2014

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    Some of the Tennouji Kabura are large enough to cook. They have a comical look. Their white root balls look like doll heads and their tall, long leaves like whimsical hairdos. They are a great vegetable because not a bit of them is wasted.

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  • Baby Lettuce

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    Everything is at one time a baby. And this is what baby lettuce looks like. Even the tiniest leaves fold in delicate, fantastic shapes. A few more weeks and they will be young adults. And a few weeks after that, ready for the table.

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  • Out of The Garden Today, September 9, 2014

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    Late season rhubarb, green beans, potatoes, and eggs. Just a few things to make a great supper.

  • Flowers Age Gracefully

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    Even as they age, anemones age gracefully. Their petals soften, they drop, they sag, their long, heavy stems bend and eventually fall to the ground. But they never lose their beauty and grace.

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