I went out to my garden plot yesterday, thinking that maybe the snow would have finally melted enough for me to plant some sprouting potatoes. I also thought I might be able to pull up some overwintered carrots. Unfortunately, this is what I saw: I was able to clear away enough snow to sow [...]
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The (Almost) Year-Round Kitchen Garden
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged arugula, carrots, kale, risotto, salad greens on February 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
First Seeds Started!
Posted in Gardening, tagged basil, marigolds, peppers, seedlings, seeds, tomatoes on February 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It’s going to be a long time before the snow melts out at my garden plot. And truthfully, I thought I had a few more weeks before I would need to start thinking about seed starting for 2010. But then I saw that both Sylvie of Rappahannock Cook & Kitchen Gardner and Kathy of Skippy’s [...]
Snowstorm Simplicity: Lime Curd, Squash Soup, Maple Candy…
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged avocados, limes, maple syrup, sardines, squash on February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This epic series of blizzards has meant a lot of time cooped up indoors here in DC. I’ve also found it a great excuse for doing a pantry/freezer/fridge audit. Oh, sure, there have been stores open intermittently over the past several days, but I’m having more fun challenging myself to make do with what I [...]
Snowpocalypse: Dupont Circle Snowball Fight Videos & Quotes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DC, Dupont Circle, dupont circle snowball fight, snowball fight, snowpocalypse on February 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In case you haven’t heard, it’s SNOWPOCALYPSE 2010! While I know there will be a lot of negative consequences to this storm, it’s been really fun to waddle around in the snow. I just got back from the Dupont Circle snowball fight, which was SO much fun. It was supposed to be a North Dupont [...]
Speaking of Seeds: Rooting DC Returns February 20
Posted in Gardening, tagged DC on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had such a fun time at last year’s Rooting DC, a day-long free event for DC’s gardening community. There were panels on all sorts of topics, from ornamental herb gardens to vegetable companion planting. Plus there was a big free-for-all of donated seed packets (yes, they were leftovers from the previous year, but lots [...]
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Dr. Carolyn Wins Gold!
Posted in Commentary, tagged olympics, peppers, seedlings, seeds, tomatoes on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After sitting around for a week doing nothing, the pepper and tomato seeds I planted were seriously starting to worry me. I planted three seeds in each little peat pot, and yet nothing was coming up. What if they were just rotting away in there? But today, the Dr. Carolyn yellow cherry tomato won the [...]
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