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Growing winter greens
I took advantage of dreary weather earlier this week and sowed some seed. Two varieties of spinach (‘Regiment’ and ‘Noble Giant’), cilantro, mache, and chervil. It has taken forty years for me to love...
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Growing garlic at home
We at the MHM household run through tons of garlic. Between heavy habits of Italian, Mexican, and Asian foods, and our semi-regular practice of roasting a whole chicken stuffed with lemon and garlic, I...
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Growing garlic
In my household, we eat a lot of garlic. Garlic is great for your health. It contains cancer-fighting chemicals, relaxes blood vessels, and increases blood flow. But an increasing amount of garlic in...
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A little lift: Garlic greens emerging in December
My garlic is growing. The garlic cloves I planted just before an icy rainstorm some weeks ago have emerged in their containers. Besides the shy fellow holding up the wall, three other tips may be seen...
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Edible groundcovers
Grass is an expensive groundcover. Many homeowners love the calming look of a broad green carpet welcoming them home from work, but to keep their lawns looking their best, they turn to cartloads of...
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Wood sorrel: Turning my garden into public grazing lands?
Waiting for the school bus a couple of weeks ago, my neighbor’s son wandered over to a patch of weeds and plucked up a handful. “What are you doing?” my daughter asked. “Are you eating weeds?!” “It’s...
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Grilling on Fourth of July? Try lemon balm pesto.
The Fourth of July is a big day for grilling in the US–although just about any summertime evening when it isn’t storming makes a pretty compelling candidate. I love grilling foods, from meats, fish,...
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