Hot Peppers Are So Hot
It tickles, it tingles, it burns, it inflames. We sweat, our faces red as a lobster. We suffer a little,Continue Reading
Category: Heritage vegetables
Rediscovering Rhubarb
A forgotten beauty of our grandparents’ garden. We always see rhubarb at the corner of our eye, in old gardens,Continue Reading
Cherishing Cherry Tomatoes!
As beautiful as pearls and as sweet as candy, miniature tomatoes inspire jealousy among other garden vegetables. They are undeniablyContinue Reading
5 Varieties of Squash to Discover
In the land of squash, as in the land of men, you should never trust appearances. My favorite squashes lookContinue Reading
The Story of the Lemon Cucumber
Do you know the lemon cucumber? It’s an actual cucumber cultivar—Cucumis sativa “Lemon”—with round fruits about the size of smallContinue Reading
What Is This Strange Plant?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I found this strange plant growing in my vegetable garden. It doesn’t look like anything I knowContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Three Sisters Garden
Three sisters garden. Photo: www.tasteantigua.com On this National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada), why not take a look at the threeContinue Reading
A Saint Patrick’s Day Story: The Famine Potato Rises Again
The famous ‘Lumper’: the deadliest potato in human history. Photo: myirelandspast.wordpress.com You might wonder why anyone would want to resurrectContinue Reading
Imperfect Heritage Tomatoes
Heritage tomatoes can have their flaws. Photo: nuvomagazine.com Question: I always plant several varieties of heritage tomatoes all in a rowContinue Reading