Category Archives: meatless

Harvest Monday, August 7, 2017 – Garlic Failure + Floating Row Cover + Harvests

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Norma Chang

In ground garlic crop failed, well, not completely. There are 2 reasons why my garlic plants growing in the garden were near total failure. Reason No. 1: Location I failed to take into consideration the shade from my neighbor’s trees … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, May 29, 2017 – Sweet Potato Experiment + Other Garden Activities

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Norma Chang

I have read about starting sweet potato slips in potting mix instead of in water (which I have always done) and decided to give this method a try this year. Will there be any differences in sprouting? To find out, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, May 8, 2017 – Container Fig, Lettuce & Kale

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Norma Chang

The weather prediction for the week of April 24 was pretty warm for that time of year so I decided to take a chance and wheeled the container fig tree out of the garage and onto the driveway on April … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 12, 2016 – Bees & Figs + Freezing Asian Greens + Cooking Sweet Potato Leaves

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Norma Chang

The birds were getting blamed for my damaged figs until I saw the following sight. The bees discovered my ripened figs and decided they really, really like figs. Now I must pick my figs as soon as they are ready, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 12, 2015 – Do Container’s Size & Shape Make a Difference?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Norma Chang

This is a very short post. Not sure where the week went, it came to an end and I accomplished very little. As many of my readers know I have been experimenting with growing different crops in containers of different … Continue reading →

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