Recipes Vegetables

Salsa

While we talked about salsa verde (green salsa) this week, it is time to talk about its redheaded cousin, red salsa.  When you have too many tomatoes, you can always make some fresh salsa or can it. Salsa is great for tacos and tortilla chips. Ingredients: 6 -8  tomatoes (depends on the size and how […]

Fruits Vegetables

My Favorite Tomatoes

Tomato season is wrapping up and its time to reveal my favorites! They are all new plants that I grew from seed from Botanical Interests. I wish I had planted more of these  two tomatoes:  the Glacier  and Italian Roma tomatoes (see the two rounds ones and the oblong one on the left in the […]

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 […]