A Vegetarian Food Blog
After returning home from HerbFest with a flat full of herbs, I needed to figure out what to do with them. (I guess most people would figure out what to do with the herbs before buying them, huh?) I had been wanting to build a patio off of our screened porch, but all those herbs [...]
I’ve been waiting all year for the Wake Forest HerbFest because that’s the kind of garden nerd I am. It’s basically a giant plant sale held in downtown Wake Forest. As you can probably guess, the focus of the sale is herbs, but they have heirloom veggies as well, which is a good thing because [...]
I almost decided not to post a garden update this week because I’m so bummed about my seedlings. They all seem to have stopped growing after about two weeks, and now they’re turning yellow and losing leaves too. After doing some research, I’ve concluded that the problem was probably over-watering. I’m killing my plants with [...]
…because they grow crazy fast. I was worried if I sowed my pea and edamame seeds directly in the ground, slugs or other insects would find a way to kill the newly sprouted seedlings. I thought starting them inside would be a good idea so that by the time I transplanted them, they’d be able [...]
Spring is almost here! Or, judging by the fact that it was 80 degrees one day last week, maybe it’s already here? I don’t know! But either way, I’m really excited about getting all of my seedlings out into the garden soon. Even though the last frost date for my area is next month, crucifers [...]
This week I started a bunch of seeds for spring and summer: kale (three kinds!), Swiss chard, lettuce, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, basil, and a few others. But since it’s not too exciting to share a bunch of pictures of dirt with you, I thought I’d write a post about spring seed starting in general. So… [...]
So I have a little problem with mold in my seed starting flats. Perhaps you gathered that from the title of this post? I have the seeds in my office/craftroom and the door is closed so the cats can’t get them. And I’m pretty sure this is the issue–the air isn’t circulating. It probably doesn’t [...]
Last week I cracked open my copy of Month-by-Month Gardening in the Carolinas thinking I’d make a calendar for when I should start planting different types of spring vegetables. I was patting myself on the back for being ahead of the game and then I saw that some seeds should be started in January–so, once [...]
