If you can’t eat all your snow peas when they are fresh, then I would suggest you blanch them and use your excess snow peas in the wok or sautee them. The are so good when you preserve them at their prime! Harvesting Tips: 1) Snow peas are ready for harvest when they are a […]
This is the first year that I actually figured out how to grow artichokes.   In Pittsburgh, you have to grow artichokes as an annual. In warmer locations (zone 7 and above), you can grow it as a perennial. I selected the variety called Tavor Artichoke from High Mowing Seeds because it matures in about […]
While I recently shared some seed ideas for shell and dried beans, I updated the choices for snap beans. I think the best selections are with Botanical Interests, Renee’s Garden and Rare Seeds. Seed Ideas: The following are common “green” beans: The following snap beans have colorful pods: The following are French filet snap beans: […]
