What a fiasco! My beans plants were scrawny and miserable. The leaves were reduced to lace by an invasion of some nasty leaf eating insects. And obviously the yield was very poor. It was a total failure and my beans were complaining!
Archive for the ‘Creating a Vegetable Garden’ Category
How I became an Organic Gardener with a Tomato
April 1st, 2009
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The taste of that chemical tomato still lingers and that makes me more determined than ever to try my hand at organic gardening.
Scrumptious Pumpkin Fritters
January 26th, 2009
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Here is my tried and trusted recipe for the really Scrumptious Pumpkin Fritters that I promised you in my previous post about “The Great Pumpkin Adventure“. They turn out puffed and golden. 2 cups mashed pumpkin (500gm) ½ cup flour (125gm) 2 level teaspoons baking powder, Pinch of salt 1 beaten egg A little milk [...]
The Great Pumpkin Adventure
January 23rd, 2009
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The Great Pumpkin Adventure is a success story of great magnitude. Or put another way; small beginnings lead to great results. I’m talking about pumpkins – yes, the ordinary garden variety. And this is how it happened. I kept a few pumpkin seeds from a really good pumpkin we had bought at the supermarket. And [...]
Easy Creamed Spinach Recipe
November 19th, 2008
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Here is the easy creamed spinach recipe I promised you. It tastes even better when you use fresh spinach picked from your own garden. And don’t forget – organic is best. I just read about someone asking about the pro’s and cons of irradiated spinach to kill bugs and make it last longer. Well I [...]
Grow Leafy Green Spinach in your Home Garden
November 18th, 2008
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If you’ve ever grown your own vegetables you’ll appreciate what a thrill it was for me this morning to pick the first crop of my own home grown spinach. It just doesn’t come fresher than that! The spinach plants are tall and healthy and covered with curly dark green leaves. They’re simply packed with goodness [...]
