Stinging Nettle Tea
In my world, foraging goes hand-in-hand with gardening. Maybe it's because the compulsion to do both comes from the same place in my brain (a fascination with the natural world and an interest in knowing how things
In my world, foraging goes hand-in-hand with gardening. Maybe it's because the compulsion to do both comes from the same place in my brain (a fascination with the natural world and an interest in knowing how things
Before I begin, a confession: I did not plant garlic last fall. You are horrified. You are storming away from this website in horror.
Allow me to explain / make excuses. I managed to harvest
Another spring and a new crop of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is setting up camp for the season. We found a few small plants in the street garden cleanup last week and several at the community
I've been getting a lot of questions recently from people looking to start a community garden in their neighborhood. What I've included below is by no means a definitive guide, since there are lots of publications on
Winter is slowly coming to an end around here and it is nearly time to start lettuce outdoors. Until then I've been growing and harvesting small batches of micro-sized greens on my windowsill as a way
It feels like I'm going to be able to be more forthcoming with the garden projects I've got going on this year so I thought I would take advantage of the freedom by posting all the
Butternuts
I'd like to think I've accumulated a lot of plant knowledge over the years, but my tree knowledge is embarrassingly thin. It's all down to the fact that I don't have anywhere to plant and grow one.
Last winter while digging through seed catalogues for new plants to buy I came across a hot pepper variety that I could not resist trying. Actually, I came upon several irresistible hot pepper varieties. As someone who
Greetings from the hermit's nest where I am working feverishly, both figuratively and unfortunately quite literally through what I can only describe as a marathon of deadlines. This summer has revolved 100% around gardening and food, a
To begin, I am going to preface this entry with a note about tobacco since I know this topic is controversial and likely to ruffle some feathers. As adults we are all aware that smoking tobacco is
Since the harvest season has got underway I've been doing quite a bit of canning. Canning in a small, claustrophobic apartment kitchen can get a little gnarly at times but I actually enjoy the process quite a
Above image is the July entry from the 2008 You Grow Girl Calendar
I LOVE tomatoes. If I had to give up growing all other crops and choose just one I would probably choose tomatoes although basil
Homesteading -- the kind that involved living in tents and no machinery -- was terribly difficult. I'm sure of it. Of course I already knew this, camping merely drove that point home in a new way. Simple tasks
I have a longer post about my trip to Columbus, Ohio coming up but until then a station break about cherry season. It's on! While I was away Davin went cherry picking just for me, bringing
I was invited to an apartment warming at my brother's newish place the other night and since I had already treated him to a whole new garden, hereby known as "The Gift That Covers Me Off
I have to admit that I made this dessert BEFORE realizing that it was red and white, the perfect Canada Day summer treat. Americans can add blueberries for July 4. I came up with the idea ages
I am still working on getting warm season transplants into the community garden plot. I'm still working on same on the roof for that matter. I was a little gun shy this spring, following on
I came up with this idea while on assignment for Budget Living magazine. The idea was approved but sadly the magazine folded shortly thereafter and I was never able to see this concept to fruition.
The editor | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Feb | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
Make a donation to You Grow Girl. Any amount will be much appreciated.