You may recall that I had to see for myself why most folks say “don’t transplant carrots” and yet… your John Jeavonseses recommend it.  Well, I’d say that the jury is mostly in on that one.
Transplant your carrots, and you can expect to produce something that looks like:
A roaster chicken– in this case, a roaster [...]

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I know, I already did one today.  So sue me.
I thought of something I could do in my semi-debilitated state (with the help of modern pharmaceuticals).
It’s time to harvest the garlic again!  Yay!
You can make your own postcard from that if you want.
I know what you’re saying now… but Ri, tell us more about growing [...]

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Note to the future: It was June 29th, 2009 that I started forcing my guests to take home produce.  It happens every year.  I go outside and realize that there’s no chance we’re going to eat those 12 heads of lettuce before they bolt.  And a person can only maintain so many vases of sweet [...]

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Whatcha got there is my collection of pills that I’m currently supposed to be taking.  Somehow, I went from my 30s to my 80s.  I’m going to have to get one of those little plastic dispenser things to keep track.  And pull my pants way up.
Most of those are to treat the herniated disk I [...]

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My favorite mom’s sister asked me a couple of questions today, and I thought they were worth a post since they seem to come up a lot.  Plus, I don’t have anything else to talk about today.
1.) Do you know anything about tomato pruning?
I usually prune my indeterminate (vining) tomatoes to two main stems [...]

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