Fennel Stripped to the Stems Last spring, I wrote about finding my parsley patch stripped down to the stems overnight by a bunch of colorful caterpillars. Black Swallowtail Caterpillars They were Black Swallowtail caterpillars, and they had voracious appetites. They are back and chowing down on my garden. Last week, they stripped the fennel plants […]
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They Are Eating My Herbs!
March 21st, 2014 1 Comment
Tags: above ground garden · Black Swallowtail Butterflies · Black Swallowtail Caterpillar · fennel · garden pests · parsley · Raised Garden
Green Tomato Relish
March 11th, 2014 No Comments
A Gallon of Green Tomatoes At the end of February, we cleared the fall plants from the garden, so we could put in the spring plants. Last weekend, I was asked if I threw out the green tomatoes that were taken off all the spindly tomato vines before we pulled them up. Green Tomatoes Holy […]
Tags: fried green tomatoes · green bell peppers · Mustard Relish · onions · red bell peppers · Tomatoes · Vegetables
Going from Winter to Summer Garden
February 27th, 2014 2 Comments
Pulling Out the Winter Garden If you live in south Florida, February is the time to plant the summer garden. One hitch, though… the winter plants have to be removed first. Besides the herbs, which, for the most part, are perennials… in October, my gardening partner Bill and I planted snow peas, poblanos, jalapenos, green […]
Tags: above ground garden · broccoli · compost · eggplant · Fafard 3B soil · jalapenos · Okra · Poblano Peppers · Raised Garden · Tomatoes · Vegetables
