Dig It

In April, I planted a small bed of Early Italian garlic bulbs, ordered from Burpee’s. Last week, I noticed that the stalks had gone from green to brown, so on Thursday I harvested the bulbs. I lost a few to bugs (onion maggots, I think), but ended up with 30 bunches in all, just enough [...]

As much as I hate to admit it, there are certain crops that I’ve already discounted. For whatever reason, I remain firmly convinced that some of what I’ve planted just won’t grow. But the pessimist in me was COMPLETELY BLOWN this morning when I noticed that not one, but TWO beds have sprouted new growth: [...]