Posted in Gardening, tagged Gardening on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Spring I wrote about having to prune our Concord grape vine by breaking several of the buds off with my thumb nail.
I wrote: “…one advantage of pruning just the buds, is that you will end up with a thick network of branches that will help block raiding raccoons from reaching the finished grapes [...]
Posted in Foods, Gardening, tagged Gardening, mice, pests, Spring on April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spring has sprung here in Toronto. Along with the first crocus flowers, there are tender edibles in the backyard and burdock and Jerusalem Artichokes to dig up. There are also more mice scurrying about our kitchen, and a few black ants.
Horseradish sprouts are one of the first harvestable plants in the Spring. They are spicy [...]
