Articles and Tips April, 2011
Buying and Maintaining Healthy Bulbs
In order to have a good display of bulbs in your garden, you first have to make sure that the bulbs you are going to rely on for that display are healthy.
Buy only dormant bulbs that show little if any, root development and no top growth other than a pale fat bud. (Lilies, however, are never really dormant; their bulbs often have fleshy roots attached.)
Look for bulbs that have their papery skins (called tunics) intact. …
Earth Day Eating: “Food Matters”
If you regularly read this blog, you know I’m a bookworm. So, in honor of upcoming Earth Day, and (GASP!) my Birthday, I’m reviewing the great new book by Mark Bittman Food Matters. I heard Mark interviewed on NPR right …
