Fennel pollen is a gourmet spice collected from a flowering fennel plant. Use it on such dishes as sauteed string beans or grilled chicken.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
My summer lettuce patch is partially shaded by large squash leaves. This keeps the lettuce from bolting during the long, hot summer. I originally broadcast my seeds rather than sowing in rows to maximize the amount of produce grown in such a small space. Using this approach it is necessary to periodically thin out the […]
Corn is currently 7 ft tall and just began flowering last week. It is one of the best crops of corn we’ve had…ever. Secret to our success? In the fall we planted fava beans. Fava beans are known for fixating nitrogen from the air and turning it into a usable form in the soil. Following […]