Planet Veggie Garden

… a bunch of sprouted potatoes. Or at least a full tummy.

All this from a few sprouted potatoes

Today I harvested a basket full of potatoes. It’s so much fun to reach into the dirt and pull out these little jewels. All of these potatoes are offspring of potatoes I had in my pantry that started [...]

With the last month of the Summer soon arriving, gardeners are often pulling in zucchinis and tomatoes.
By the end of August (if not sooner) comes the question:
What ELSE can I do with zucchinis and tomatoes?
 
We hear ya.
So, every August Friday – starting tomorrow – we’ll feature a post about the wonderful zucchini. And every August [...]

Offerings from the garden this morning. This is the second harvest for the tomatoes – last time was when we picked our first ripe one of the season – a full two weeks ago. That tells you what the weather has been like. The smoke from the 2000+ wildfires here in California filtered the sun [...]

Here’s what I picked this morning before it got too hot – it’s expected to be in the 90’s today in Oakland.
We have 3 kinds of lettuce: Cos Romaine, Speckled Romaine and an heirloom variety Brune d’Hiver – it’s long leafed like a romaine but creamy like a butter lettuce – and it’s a beautiful [...]