Today, we're going to focus on the lifespan of annual crops and how you can use your crops lifecycle as a tool to help guide your garden planning. This is the first of many episodes we will share over the next few months on the topic of garden planning.
Read MoreEpisode 15: Woody Herbs
In this episode, we focus on woody perennial herbs. These easy-to-grow plants tend to get neglected, but they’re actually really easy to keep nice and tidy. With a few simple steps, you can care for your herbs while also harvesting your crop!
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 7: Curing and Dry Storage
This week we will be talking about curing and dry storage techniques for onions, garlic and winter squash.
Certain crops can be cured before eating and storing so as to improve flavor and increase storage life. Curing is the process of holding a crop at a relatively high temperature for a short period after harvest. Because the curing process varies by crop, we’ll discuss a few specifics here.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 6: Timing Your Harvest
Harvesting Arugula
This week we will be talking about harvesting your crops for maximum freshness and quality.
Read MoreHarvesting Winter Squash
We often refer to Winter squash as “long-season crops”. Long-season crops typically grow slowly and remain in the garden for the majority of the growing season, planted in the spring and harvested in the fall.
Read MoreNew Potatoes
New potatoes are potatoes that are harvested young, or before the potato plant dies back and the potatoes fully mature. They have a thin, tender skin which is rarely peeled, are generally sweeter than mature potatoes, and are particularly delicious when pulled fresh from the garden.
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