Tag Archives: raised beds
It’s a Start
Since we skipped spring and went directly to summer, things here at applewood farm have been even less organized than usual. Typically, there is a period of weeks between the last frost and the incredibly hot Dog Days of summer. … Continue reading
Getting Sauced
Every year, our tomato crops are by far our most successful of everything we grow. After planting our first garlic in the fall of 2011, the first structure we put up was our hoop house. We filled it with five … Continue reading
Winter Gardening
This was my lunch today. It’s a hummus sandwich with cucumber and arugula. The arugula came from one of the raised beds in our hoop house and it was delicious. There is, without question, no greater culinary joy for me … Continue reading
Little Shop of Horrors (hoop house edition)
I love tomatoes. I won’t buy them in the store anymore. Store-bought tomatoes don’t taste like tomatoes; they don’t really taste like anything at all. A real tomato tastes like summer–sweet and juicy and incredibly delicious–to say nothing of how … Continue reading
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