Apr
01
I was looking for something to serve my wife for dinner this week and I was thinking of making her cheesy potato soup, which I had not done in a while. But instead of relying on a previous recipe I decided to come up with something different. Which got me thinking, she likes broccoli & …
Mar
29
Above is a picture of what my broccoli looked about 1 week after starting it indoors (read my post about starting broccoli inside). Once the broccoli has established a second set of leaves (or the first true leaves), then I will plant it, peat pellet and all, into a larger container with seed starting dirt …
Mar
22
I have read a lot of books that recommend starting broccoli seeds indoors. Why would I want do this instead of just planting them in the directly in the ground? Broccoli is a cool season crop. You can start it before the final frost free day. Although since the soil is cold, germination will take …
Mar
09
This past weekend I went seed shopping for broccoli. Broccoli is a cool season crop, meaning that it can take some frost without dying off and that it likes to mature in colder temperatures. The cool thing about cool season crops is that if you plan right you can get two plantings in, in one …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
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