Boz is a big fan of green beans and the pole bean trellis (but for different reasons). Lucky for me, the green beans form two feet off the ground. My Fortex and Romano green beans have sprouted, and they are looking for my support–something I’ve come to expect in a good pole bean. After trying all [...]
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What’s at Stake: Pole Beans Need Your Support
June 24th, 2010 · 29 Comments
Sugar Snaps: More Peas for Your Pod
June 17th, 2010 · 13 Comments
The snap pea is an exceptional, easy-to-grow legume. The day I discovered sugar snap peas was the day I broke up with snow and shelling peas. We still see each other; it’s just not the same. Snap peas offer the best of both: the shelling pea’s cozy row of fat peas, and the snow pea’s tender edible pod. It’s two, two, two [...]
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Makah Ozette Potato: Hash Browns With a History
March 21st, 2010 · 14 Comments
Plants that taste good have legs (and in some cases wings). If they strike our palate’s fancy, the world becomes their oyster (or serving dish as the case my be). The tomato, the anchor of Italian cooking, calls the Andes home. Peanuts, the perfect topper for Phad Thai, plant their roots of origin in South America. Chiles, which fire [...]
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