turnip blast from the past

This giant turnip from last year was almost as big as my head

The weekends have had nice weather lately, and I spent

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New year, old scraps

25 gallons of compost, a beautiful sight!

Composting is one of my hobbies. I think I can call it a hobby. I find

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homegrown figs

Figs stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in jamon serrano

At a gathering earlier this fall some people were astonished to hear that

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coffee blossoms

first bloom of the coffee plants

There are a couple of blossoms I could write about all the time, our twins, but I

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sweet weeds

japanese knotweed

There are very few empty lots, roadsides or poorly kept yards that don’t have Japanese knotweed growing in them. This weed

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a little gardening update

One of my bark plant markers

A few of you have been asking me about my garden. For those of you that don’t

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brew and bees--not really, but close enough!

Future site of Burgh Bees' apiary and demonstration garden

As a fan of the East End Brewery and beekeeping, I thought this was

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yinzer torte -- linzer torte made with local quince

This variation on the classic linzer torte recipe was made with local–"yinzer"–quince!

This is my second winter in Pittsburgh, and like many new

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winter beet salad

Those who know me know how much I enjoy gardening. We had a long fall, but it’s almost December and gardening in Pennsylvania

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hungry honey bees

Apiculture has always fascinated me. I find bees very intriguing, and honey is a favorite of mine.

I have a pear tree in

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