Drought Tolerant Edibles for Lazy Gardeners
Some plants just don’t need you that much, and in a busy summer that’s worth knowing. Here are the drought tolerant edibles that keep producing even when your watering schedule falls apart.
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Garlic Goes In the Ground This Month
Planted garlic in spring my first year and harvested marbles. Turns out it goes in the ground in October and spends the winter doing its thing. Here’s how to do it right in the Pacific Northwest.
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What to Plant Right Now: PNW September Garden
September in Redmond still has 10 to 12 weeks of growing time if you know what to plant. Here’s what’s actually worth putting in the ground right now, what to skip, and why garlic planning can’t wait.
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Garlic growing in my driveway
Just to show our level of rain in the Pacific Northwest, I must have misplaced a couple of garlic cloves when I was braiding my garlic last summer since I noticed 4 garlic plants growing in the gravel next to my driveway. Even with the less than ideal “soil” they were growing in they have some decent looking root structure. Provided my garden has a no plant left behind…
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How to braid garlic (for guys)
I normally hang my garlic off my bike to allow it to cure and store to use over the winter, but given the large amount of garlic I have grown and I have gotten into better shape and am actually using my bike, I decided to attempt to create a pretty garlic braid. After spending a 10-15 minutes checking on the internet on the various knots and techniques to…
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Making your own garlic powder
I like to use garlic powder for making my own BBQ rubs and in cooking where I am too lazy to cut up some fresh garlic. Whenever I go to buy garlic powder at the grocery store I normally end up convincing myself to get 11 ounces of garlic salt at $3.99 versus the $7.49 for a 9 ounce container of garlic powder. Though this not what I really…
