Curing Winter Squash
Helpful Tips on Curing by Sandy Swegel All winter squash improve greatly by having a curing time. Most of us inadvertently cure our winter squash without even realizing it…by leaving it on the counter or a shelf until we get around to cooking it. Curing is keeping the squash at a warmish temperature (70-80) for about […]
Heirloom Tomatoes 2012
Picking Your Favorite Tomatoes for the Year by Sandy Swegel What were your favorite tomatoes this year? Or should I say who were your favorites since we do have relationships with our plants! We had a killing frost so it is officially the end of the tomato season, although just the beginning of the “what […]
Why do Leaves Turn Red in the Fall?
Myth or Science? by Sandy Swegel Because the Wind told them they were naked and they turned red with embarrassment. There’s a Native American story that says it’s because hunters in the sky killed the Great Bear and his blood spills on the trees. (When the hunters cooked the bear, fat from the pot spilled […]