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April 21, 2008

Miss Figgy emerges from winter storage

Remember Miss Figgy? When you last saw her, it was July and she looked like this. It's too cold here for figs to survive winter, so Miss Figgy spent the winter in the garage. In November we put her in the back corner of the garage and I didn't pay any attention to her until Saturday when I took a peek to see if she survived the winter. I was prepared to find a pot of dead sticks, but boy was I surprised. I was shocked to see that she had buds forming. Lots of buds. She came out of the garage on Sunday and got a well-deserved drink. It's still cold at night, so she'll be coming in to the kitchen until our nights are consistently above 45 degrees.

All of her branches have leaf or fig buds or both! She's not photogenic because she is sticks with buds, but she shows great promise. I see at 4 fig buds, maybe more, some of the buds are so small that I can't tell if they are leaf buds or fig buds. You'll be seeing more of her as she grows this season.

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Posted April 21, 2008 5:04 PM in Kitchen Garden/Farmstand | Comments (0)

April 19, 2008

I know that it's too early, but I just had to

This winter was exceptionally long. The snow started in November and it snowed and snowed and snowed and the temperature never rose enough for the snow to melt between storms. Our yard has been snow-free for about 2 weeks. Two glorious weeks!

Last night we went to Home Depot to buy some fertilizer and I saw that they had herb plants. I couldn't resist buying some. I got rosemary, flat-leaf parsley, sage, thyme, and peppermint. They had lots of basil, but my Aerogarden is loaded with basil and one cold night will kill basil. The others are tougher so I decided to take the chance on buying them AND planting them outside. If we have some really cold nights, I might lose some of them, but it's a risk that I'm willing to take. I spent a few hours this afternoon puttering in the garden and planting the herbs.

Updated 4/20/08 Added some pictures.

Posted April 19, 2008 4:44 PM in Kitchen Garden/Farmstand | Comments (3)

April 14, 2008

What, no shallots in the house?

I just read about these Caramelized Shallots on the Smitten Kitchen blog. I want to dive into this dish. Right now. Damn, I don't have any shallots in the house. Not a one. Last week I had a pile of shallots. Why did I use them all? Why don't I have an emergency shallot supply?

Posted April 14, 2008 9:26 PM in Recipes | Comments (0)

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