In The Garden: Growing Bitter Melon

Posted by Adina In previous posts I have mentioned growing bitter melon in the garden. For many years I have enjoyed eating this unusual asian bitter gourd. While working in Chinese restaurants I had the good fortune to eat food that Chinese chefs do not make for their American clientele. Each day the chef made something traditional for the [...]

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Late September In The Garden

Posted by Adina It is late September in the garden. The new moon has just passed. The last day of summer is past, and it is snowing in Colorado. It is still wicked hot here in South Florida, but fall weather is right around the corner. This is a good time to put seeds and transplants in the [...]

In The Garden: Companion Planting

Posted by Adina I have been studying companion planting in the garden. With a single google search you or I can come up with myriad charts for companion planting, so I see no reason to repeat that arrangement of information. Rather I am going to write about how I am grouping the vegetables I am planting this year and [...]

Tags: Companion Planting, Growing Organic Vegetables, Home Garden, Home Grown Vegetables, organic insect control