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Join us on this page to follow the growing season of Onion/Leek/Garlic. Share your best stories, tips, and photos in each of the entries below.

Our brussel sprouts seemed a little stunted this year. Perhaps the lack of sun and warmth this summer drained the energy needed for larger sprouts. But our abundance of these mini-sprouts will see us through January, we hope.

Gardening through the Frost

Late fall and early winter have always been the saddest time of year for me. This is the furthest point in the calendar year from tending to growing fruits and...

Ramps and Eggs

Ramp it up. Doesn’t everyone love getting something for free?  We certainly do!  That’s why we love finding the hidden stashes of Mother Nature. ...
This location is a secret. Shh.

Hunting the Wild Leek

Wild leeks, Spring Onions, Ramps, or Ramsons. Our friend Bob Sutherland (who you’ll remember helps us plant our garden seedlings) sent us a email a while back...
Garlic

What Dr. Brent Says About Garlic…

Garlic THROW OUT THE GARLIC SUPPLEMENTS and pick up a clove. The sulfur containing compound in garlic that gives it the pungent odor is called allicin.  Allicin...

What Dr. Brent Says About Leeks…

LEEKS, WHICH HAVE A MILDER and more delicate flavor than other alliums such as onions and garlic.  France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are the biggest producers...

What Dr. Brent Says About Onions…

WHEN I WAS A CHILD (and much less concerned about how my breath smelled), I used to eat sandwiches all the time made of sliced onions and mayonnaise.  I still...
Onion

Underground. Patiently Waiting…

Onion WE TRIED PLANTING SOME ONIONS IN THE SPRING LAST YEAR. But the weather turned to hot too quickly and the vast majority of them never bulbed out. Hopefully...
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