Yes, it is an annual. Annual vegetable. I’ve never had the pleasure to see broccoli bolt to this extreme. This monster plant was started in the greenhouse during the winter and planted in a container very close to maturity. I harvested one good head from it and several nice side shoots. A cluster, close [...]
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Holy Bolting
Planted in Journal Also tagged bolting, brassica, escar-go, iron phosphate, japanese beetles, slugs Leave a comment
Produce Direct from Producer
There’s a surprise in each box. And the prize is perhaps the opposite of the cheap plastic toy we used to find at the bottom of a box of sugar-laden cereal. As a member of a CSA, each week, it’s fun to open your box and peer inside at the selection of healthy, locally grown produce your farmers have provided for you.
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Vegetables 102
Vegetable plants need nutrient rich soil, sun, and water to grow. The location of your garden is the first decision you need to make based on those requirements.
Vegetables 101
So you read Michael Pollan and saw Michelle Obama encourage community gardens at the Department of Agriculture. Your friends have been talking about victory gardens and you’re tired of never knowing what’s really in your food. Maybe you lost your job and now feel like you have the time and motivation to grow your own [...]
