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Join us on this page to follow the growing season of Spinach / Chard. 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...
Baby Turnips are an early garden treat.

3-Green Baby Turnip Salad

One of the greatest joys of growing your own food is being able to harvest crops at different stages of growth than they are usually available at your grocery store...

Spring Spinach and Nasturtium Salad

Soft spinach leaves are complimented by the peppery bite of nasturtium (they’re also pretty nice to look at!). Grapes add a touch of sweetness without being...
Our first spring salad.

Dandelion, Spinach, Radish & Pea Shoot Salad

Our first spring salad. Admittedly, this isn’t exactly going to be the most complicated recipe we’ve ever posted. But it is one of the most seasonal...
Dr. Brent fillin' up

What Dr. Brent Says about Spinach…

Dr. Brent fillin' up IT TOOK 25 YEARS for my taste buds to mature enough to appreciate cooked spinach.  Why?  Probably they were trying to tell me that raw...

What Does Landreth Share with Popeye?

THEY BOTH MADE SPINACH FAMOUS. However, Landreth did so first. About a hundred years earlier, actually. Landreth introduced the Bloomsdale Long Standing variety...
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