Fruits

Thornless and Compact Raspberries

This is the first year that I started growing raspberries.  I didn’t previously because I thought the plants had too many thorns and were not attractive looking.  I wanted to put my raspberry plant in my herb garden which is right next to our patio.   Here’s my solution. . . I am growing a Raspberry […]

Vegetables

Follow-Up Friday – Peas and Beans

     While it is getting to hot for the regular plump peas, the sugar snaps are kicking into high gear.   Since the sugar snap vine is not as dense as the green bean vine, I am growing two sugar snap vines per pole.    This trellis is a square with 8 poles so […]

General Gardening

Harvest and Store Kohlrabi

The kohlrabi bulb which grows above the ground should be harvested when the diameter is between 2 and 4 inches or a little bigger than a golf ball but smaller than a tennis ball.  If the bulb gets too big it will be very woody and too tough to eat.  I typically pull the entire […]