I have an olive tree that is quite full at present. Can these olives be harvested? If so, when is the best time. Also, does anyone have a technique for preserving them? Thanks in advance!
Read more…I've been visiting the Meat Shop quite a bit lately, and just adore their pork chops. I typically apply a nice rub to them, and throw them on the grill. That's all they need.
However, this time I made a little something special to go with, a quick tom
A fist full of harvest: the first Ichiban eggplant and zucchini, and two squash blossoms (male flowers) that showed up that morning.
This is several days' worth of blossoms. You can keep them in the fridge for several days if you can't harvest as much
Read more…Guava's Are very easy to grow in AZ, just as easy as Citrus in fact. Guava Is a tropical fruit that has a taste that varies from strawberry like to pear like. Its is a very productive and ornimental, tree.
Guavas can be found at local nurserys, and bi
Read more…I pulled another fennel bulb from the orange tree garden. But this one was even scrawnier than the last. What's the key to more bulbous fennel, I wonder?
Anyway, I also picked up a jicama tuber and a green apple at the store. This morning I whipped ou
Harvested my first fennel bulb...
Does anyone have any good (healthy and tasty) recipes for turnip and beet greens? Thanks.
Read more…Now Is the best time to sow basil seeds, or buy basil in someform, I find it to be the most useful herb in my collection and a must for any "FOODY" Great with salads and everything else.
The Big leaf Is my Favorite here's a recipe in which i use it o
Read more…welcome everyone, Hi I grow sugar cane in a wet spot in my garden.. the yellow kind grows easily in AZ.. And In 6months you can have lots to play with in your kitchen.. So what do you do with them?? well I us them on grilled foods.. mm very good. I j
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Hello All,
Another reprint from a blog posting from March of 2009 -- it doesn't seem like a year ago!
Welcome to my new blog topic “Dining a la Permaculture” where I’ll share some of my kitchen exploits as we come up with new ways to us
Odds N Ends from the Garden- Cauliflower Leaves!Hi All,I am cleaning out the Winter garden in preparation for the Spring plantings (I know, should have done this a couple weeks ago!) and was overwhelmed with the amount of Cauliflower leaves my plants
Read more…I'm hoping this group will be a resource for all PPG'rs out there to share their favorite ways to prepare the edibles growing in their yards and available at our local community market. Maybe someday we'll be ablet take everyone's contributions and p
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