Today, I had my first ripe tomato! Very exciting. Here’s a look at how things are moving along on The Veranda. Something is eating this basil plant. All the other basil plants are fine, so it’s a bit bizarre.
Life was a little too busy this year for me to get my crops for The Veranda started from seed. Instead I purchased my plants from The Brooklyn Botanic Garden May plant sale, Evolutionary Organics at the Grand Army Plaza Farmers’ Market, Pet-al Plants, and Oak Grove Plantation at the Union Square Farmers’ Market. Additionally, […]
After trying several different recommendations on how to store fresh herbs like dill, cilantro, parsley, mint and basil in the fridge, by far the best luck I have had, is with this method: trim the ends of the bunch, like you would a bouquet of flowers (DO NOT wash herbs until ready to use – and then […]
