6 Reasons Squash Fails and What To Do About It
January 18, 2016Grow a bumper of big, delicious squash with these disease and pest prevention tips.
Winter Salad with Squash, Radish and Greens
January 28, 2015Generally I swap soup for salad in the depth of winter, but I still have access to heartier salad greens grown in area hoop houses. To adhere to January’s calorie-cutback resolutions, I just have to include some salads into my daily meals. The combination of squash, winter radish and spinach not only tastes wonderful, it […]
3 Ways To Bid The Farmers’ Market Farewell
November 5, 2014As the growing season comes to a close, support your local farmer and prepare for the winter ahead with these tips.
Pumpkin Hummus
December 18, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman Middle Eastern meets American in this holiday twist. Inspiration twice over: long, deep-orange pie pumpkins from my CSA and the gift of a Middle Eastern cookbook. The result was pumpkin hummus, a novel hit at Thanksgiving. While any winter squash, especially butternut, would serve, these pie pumpkins are especially nonfibrous and […]
The Art of Chokes
September 26, 2013I spent a few hours last evening working in my vegetable garden. It was time to harvest the winter squash and pull out the tomato vines.
15 Autumn Recipes You’ll Fall For
September 24, 2013Autumn brings in a slew of comforting flavors that can be found in abundance on your farm.
22 Foods You Can Store In Root Cellars
August 2, 2012Use these root-cellar storage guidelines to keep your garden produce fresh for many months.
Cucuzza Squash
July 20, 2012Possibly the most robust of the squash vines, cucuzza is an Italian treat that might soon make it’s way into the hands of U.S. farmers.
Squash Flowers
June 8, 2012Photo by Rick Gush It’s time for squash flowers again! Squash flowers have already started appearing in vegetable markets here in Italy, which means it’s just about squash flower season in our garden. A few of the squash flower suppliers are northern growers who grow very early squash in greenhouses, but most are growers from […]
Hot, Dry Summer Hurts Southern Gardens
August 19, 2011Heat stress, pest problems and lack of pollinators cause low yields in home gardens this summer.
