Mar
07
Right now here in Saline, Michigan it is 64 degrees on March 7th. I looked earlier at the ten day forecast and it appears early spring weather has arrived. So I am planning to head to the store in a little bit to get some soil to plant some butterhead lettuce into containers. The variety …
Jun
08
Yesterday I decided to harvest my Bibb Lettuce in the morning for three reasons: 1. A high of 94 degrees was predicted. 2. It has reached the right size. 3. The center of the leaves had formed a “firm head”. I have two harvest options. I could have just take off the outer leaves and …
Jun
03
Lettuce is a crop that is easy to grow (as long as it is not too hot) and gives you a variety of options for harvest. Take the Bibb lettuce I am growing right now in a container. I could harvest at the point you see in the pictures. But I am going to wait …
May
11
Introduction Lettuce is one of the first things you can grow in your garden each year. We planted some from seed in our garden earlier in the year. Last week, we were at the farmer’s market and saw some Bibb Lettuce plants for sale. Bibb Lettuce is a great choice for using like a wrap. …
Jun
08
Click here to read all my posts on Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas. I recently took a week long vacation and came back to see my Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow peas beginning to flower. Lots of small white flowers are starting to form that means within 1 1/2 to 2 weeks, I should be ready …
Jun
07
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. The most exciting time for a vegetable gardener has come – the harvest. My first harvest of the year is my Burpeeana Early peas. It took to the 11th week to get my first harvest. The estimated harvest date was Sunday, May 23rd. …
Jun
07
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. At about the 9 week point my Burpeeana Early peas began to show signs of flowering. The flowers are white in color. From the point in which the flowers show up until the peas are mature to harvest will probably be around 1 …
May
17
Click here to read all my posts on Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas. It has been 5 weeks since I planted my mammoth melting sugar snow peas. At this point they have climbed to about half way up the support I have for them. They are definitely fast growers. I am excited to see how …
May
15
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. My Burpeeana Early peas have now reached the top of the support I set up for them. But I am not concerned about them exceeding it as the pea plants are close enough together to grab each other for more support. At this …
May
11
Click here to read all my posts regarding this variety of pea. These peas have been growing good lately. The rain and cool nights have been a gift to these peas. Tendrils are shooting out everywhere. Since the plants are so close together they are even using each other to reach for the sky. If things …
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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