Harvest and Store Parsnips

Harvest and Store Parsnips

We typically harvest, eat and store parsnips like we do carrots. Harvesting Tips:  Since parsnips grow underground, harvesting is a bit tricky.  1) Most parsnip varieties mature in about 4 months. 2) When harvesting parsnips, you need a tool such as a Cobrahead which is what I use to carefully loosen up the soil around […]

Cocktails from Tennessee Bars

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and Sea Glass Cocktails

We went to a fabulous Hawaiian restaurant called the Hart in Nashville.  The food and the cocktails were so goo! I absolutely loved the color and taste of the Sea Glass Cocktail (on the right)!  Alan’s choice, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (on the left) was pretty good too! Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Ingredients: Rum […]

Onion Varieties

Crystal White Wax Onion

Crystal White Wax Onions can be grown for cute little pickling onions. Features: 1) The onion bulb can range between 1 and 4 inches wide.  I decided to grow my Crystal Whites like a pearl onion so I harvested them between 1 and 2 inches wide. 2) Crystal Whites are considered short day onions. 3) […]