Not Just For The South Sweet potatoes have a long history in southern cooking, and maybe because of this many people believe that they can only be grown in the south. Not true. With a little preparation and some patience sweet potatoes will thrive and produce well in any area that has at least 90…
Versatile Legumes Beans, Phaseolus spp. are some of the most versatile vegetables. They offer endless opportunities in the kitchen and are wonderful soil restorers for the garden. If your first thought is of green beans (aka “snap” or “string” beans), think again. Beans are not only edible in the green stage, but also in the…
One Of The Most Rewarding Crops Squash are notoriously vigorous and productive garden plants. For fresh consumption, most families only need one or two plants. Planting a whole row or garden bed with squash will pretty much guarantee a year’s supply for you and the rest of the neighborhood. If you’ve never grown squash, here…
Grow Cucumbers At Home If you are looking for an easy to grow, versatile addition for your vegetable garden, consider cucumbers. Cucumbers are heavily productive, heat-loving and relatively low maintenance. Although they originated in India, over the millenia cucumbers have been adopted by cultures around the world mostly for fresh eating and pickling. Like so many…
What is a Green Smoothie? You’ve probably seen your friends or co-workers sipping on a glass of green, pulpy liquid and thought ewww, why would anyone want to drink that?! And who puts spinach in a smoothie? I assure you it’s not as awful as it seems. The greens are barely noticeable and green smoothies…