Recipes Vegetables

B.S. Salad

I don’t have a fancy name for this salad!  In the winter, I like to use the smaller Brussels Sprouts (B.S.) and onion from my garden on my salads.  It’s not total B.S. because I really do use them.  I know the trend is to cook them, but I like them raw too!  Here is […]

General Gardening Other Gardens

Vegetable and Fruit Gardens at Phipps

I recently went to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh and checked out their gardens of veggies and fruit.  First of all, take a look at the large grape arbor above.  It’s very impressive!  I’m hoping it inspires us to start growing grapes next Spring.  Since grapes are perennials, I need to figure out where their forever […]

Vegetables

Follow-Up Friday – Lettuce, Spinach and Radishes

  Wow this crazy weather in Pittsburgh has been great for my lettuce, spinach and radishes!  Do a search in this blog for the articles on these three vegetables so you can see what varieties I am growing.   As for the Spinach, I’ve only planted the Monstrueux de Viroflay and the Baby’s Leaf Hybrid.  I will […]