Fall clean up time is a good time to make notes on how your interplanting choices worked. There are some basics that help with planning in the spring, but results are also going to be affected by thinks such as: a specific variety of vegetable, exposure of a particular bed, the weather in any given […]
Black Tepary Beans and Purple Chicken Burritos
I finally found a dry soup bean that will mature during the shorter Southwest Idaho warm crop growing season. Seeds of Change is a company that specializes in organically produced, open pollinated seed. They particularly strive to offer varieties that are not easily found, in an effort to preserve the array of plant life on […]
Things to Know if You Grow Sunseed Sunflower for Edible Snack Seeds
The hardest part, for me, is getting the seed out of the flower head.
What is Still Blooming After a Few Days of Frost in Southwest Idaho
Not every blooming plant dies with the first frost here in Southwest Idaho. And I’m not just talking about chrysanthemums or weeds. Of course, it depends on how low the temperatures go. Health of the plant and overall exposure make a difference, too. It is helpful for future planning, to take stock of what is […]
Saving Pole Bean Seeds is Easy
If there was ever a seed designed for the beginner seed saver, it is the bean seed. Just about the time you are sick of picking and freezing them, you realize, they just need a little neglect! let them grow until they are plump and bumpy with seeds, over mature for eating then, stop […]