From Forest to Skillet: Edible and Native Plants in the Cross Timbers of Oklahoma. 773 yard species and counting!
Over the winter, we’ve gradually pulled down dried tepary bean pods from the trellis. The ones with the most air around them have molded least. I think it would be better if we harvested them more promptly but c’est la vie.
Continue reading “Winter tepary harvesting”Just a little of this and that in the yard, house, and park.
Continue reading “03/24/2024 green and rain”I started this blog post before I realized there was no garden produce in dinner, so here we go anyways.
Continue reading “03/23/2024 farm share only”Sometimes it feels like adding cilantro or walking onions is how a lot of dinners end up blog eligible.
Continue reading “03/22/2024 garden tastes”We got permission from kind neighbors to try digging up a few spring beauties from their yard, which had a huge patch. We have two from Texas, but I like to try and have some genetic diversity where possible. I think after this we may order some bare roots from elsewhere and then with three sources, hopefully any seeds will be able to have a chance of adapting.
Continue reading “03/18/2024 complicated”Goodness gracious. Salsa verde is perfection.
Continue reading “03/16/2024 really good soup”Johnny-jump-ups, the annual wild violets, really love the area around and in our raised veggie beds. They were in the lawn before we started doing stuff, but I think the reduced competition in the weeded soil lets them thrive.
I’ve discovered I can transplant them before they flower and have been strategically redistributing them in the ground cover around the beds. It’s working!!
Continue reading “03/11/2024 annual violet success”The peach flowers really peaked last week! Plus somehow I missed the first flowers of false garlic aka crow’s poison.
Continue reading “03/07/2024 Thursday stuff”
The peach tree is getting into full bloom!
Continue reading “03/05/2024 peach tree”I love the volunteer perennial wild violets that come up all over the yard. We especially have a lot in the shade of the backyard, but I’ve found some up front too.
Continue reading “03/03/2024 and 03/04/2024 perennial violets”