CHARD-STEM GRATIN From the Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook, the following recipe serves 4 and is a waste-not and delicious use of those chard stems you would normally throw away. INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp salt Stems from about 2 bunches Swiss...
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SWISS CHARD and SAUSAGE FRITTATA From the Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook, the following recipe serves 8 and so “yummy for the tummy.” INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 Italian sausages (8 oz. total), casings removed 1/2 cup each sliced...
CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES So easy to make, but so delicious! INGREDIENTS: 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (I use Guittard or Ghiradelli chocolate) 1 pound organic strawberries with stems (use toothpicks or a fondue fork to dip the strawberries in...
WATERMELON DRINKING VINEGAR by Myrtle von Damitz III Easy and Beautiful! INGREDIENTS: 1 individual-sized watermelon 1/2 cup cane sugar or agave nectar (use a bit less for the agave nectar) Enough raw apple cider vinegar to cover fruit (only...
Keep Snails & Slugs Away Keep snails and slugs away by using an iron phosphate control. It is completely safe to use around children and small pets and degrades into an organic fertilizer for the plants. Another safe remedy...
Camellia Care Camellia flower buds form during late autumn-early winter. Fertilize with an acid food AFTER the flowers are spent because during bud and bloom cycles, camellia plants are dormant. If buds fail to open or fall off prematurely...
Christmas Amaryllis Although marketed in the winter months as Amaryllis, these plants with the spectacular clusters of trumpet-shaped blooms really belong to the genus Hippeastrum from South America. The bulbs have been forced to bloom at winter, but their...
Planting Bareroot Roses Select a spot that is in full sun and prepare the holes for the new roses. Dig that hole about 12-inches deep and 24 inches wide. Loosen the soil at the bottom and side with a...
It’s The Berries for Birds Encourage birds and help sustain them during the lean winter months by planting trees and shrubs that bear berries, such as the following favorites: Barberry Cotoneaster Crab Apple Elder Firethorn Gumi Plant Hawthorne Holly...
Winter Thermals for Plants Keep Jack Frost from nipping at our plants causing damage or worst-case scenario, death. Sometimes just a few extra degrees of protection can provide extra thermal protection for cold-sensitive plants. If plants are in easily-transported...