Try Something New Next Year

Growing new and different vegetables in the garden is not only a challenging hobby, but also helps to add interest and appreciation for meals. This year I had selected several to try. Caraflex Cabbage from Veseys Seeds caught my eye with its atypical shape ending in a high point, similar to the popular shape of

W – for Jun. 4, 2009

With most gardens now planted and spring inching along, we’re all looking forward to the first appearance, and then that first feast of anything homegrown and green. Asparagus is in full seasonal swing right now. It won’t be long before we’re enjoying platefuls of young lettuces and other dishes made with spring greens too. This


Asparagus ferns — not just outdoor plants

The common asparagus fern grows from fleshy rhizomes which will often be visible on the soil surface. There are hundreds of varieties of ferns and luckily for us gardeners many of them are easy to grow in an ordinary indoor environment. One group of ferns that are dependable and beautiful houseplants are the ferns in