
Heading Off the Marigolds
Marigolds in our garden are bright and cheery. They have an odd little aroma, but they look just great, alive and enthusiastic. When we discovered gnarly and knotty roots in some dead and dying squash and tomatoes the nursery folks told us “root nematodes.” What shall we do? They told us about beneficial nematodes that […]

Dovisitation
-Ken Sutter, June, 2012 I was watering the plants under the trellis this morning when a dove with questions landed ten feet in front of me on a bit of grapefruit limb and it just looked at me. We’d met before. It was not afraid of me. I knew what it wanted to ask me. […]

Ilse’s Salsa Fresca
I just made about three quarts of fresh mild Gringo style salsa. The seasonings are blending as it sits in the refrigerator. Tomorrow it should be just right. The recipe is from Ilse Azevedo a Brazilian who, like me, doesn’t have a taste for cilantro, it uses parsley instead. The Ingredients: 1 can of tomatoes, […]