Put It On Ice Freezing is my favorite method of preserving. Prepping is minimal and I can get ripe produce from the garden to the freezer within the hour. Plus, it doesn’t heat up the house! Freezing fruits and vegetables has its advantages over the other methods of preserving. More nutrients are preserved in the…
Falls Park is a garden lover’s dream…. I admit that this is the first time I actually stopped in Greenville, SC. We travel up Interstate 85 frequently heading towards North Carolina and Maryland to visit relatives. Greenville is only 2.5 hours away from us so when we make our 12 hour trip to Maryland, we…
Phew…it’s hot out there! It’s the middle of July and we are already thinking about back to school and fall planting. Summer is flying by fast. Yes, I did say back to school. Our oldest only has about 3 weeks left until he goes back. He is not looking forward to it! We also ordered…
Double Your Harvest with Second Plantings When spring and early summer crops have been harvested, keep the garden going with succession planting. We are blessed with a long growing season in our area, but even in colder regions, getting two or more crops from a single plot of land is a goal that most gardeners…
Sweet Potatoes: An Entirely Edible Plant Did you know you could eat the vines and leaves of a sweet potato plant? Yes! The entire plant is edible. The vines and leaves are eaten in many Asian cultures. It’s the main ingredient of one of my favorite Korean side dishes: Gogumn Chilge Muchim. Sweet potatoes need a…