Red Alert

Red Alert – Bad Veggie Companions for Beans

BEANS do NOT like the onion family which includes onions, shallots, scallions, leeks and garlic.  These vegetables inhibit the growth of beans. There are some vegetables that don’t grow well together.  Now when I garden in my raised beds, I tend to plant something new as I harvest something else.  Sometimes I am just too […]

Recipes Vegetables

Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Salad

First of all, these are not eyeballs and I am not trying to make a Halloween dish!  When we have lots of cherry tomatoes overflowing from the garden and fresh basil, Mom and I love to buy some mozzarella and make tomato, basil & mozzarella salad.  It doesn’t get simpler than this: Ingredients: Tomatoes (full […]

Vegetables

My Favorite Summer Squash and Cucumbers

As for summer squash, I  grew Cube of Butter (yellow squash) and tried growing Cocozelle (green zucchini) and Patty Pan Scallop Squash which comes in green, yellow and white from Botanical Interests.   Much to my frustration, I did not get any Cocozelle and Patty Pan Squash.   The Cube of Butter was fantastic!  I grew it […]