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Lettuce in September, Bean borers,
Freckles lettuce is a cheering sight in spring or fall.Credit Kathryn Simmons September is a month of change, when it comes to lettuce. We sow and transplant a lot of lettuce. The September 1 sowing is...
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Mother Earth News Fair, Local Food Hub, other events
I got home last night from a wonderful Mother Earth News Fair in Seven Springs Pennsylvania. I heard it was a record-breaker in attendance. It’ll probably be a week before we know for sure. I gave two...
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Seed Garden slideshow, eggplants in September, sweet potato harvest
The seed garden Pam Dawling from Pam Dawling Here’s my slideshow on growing seed crops alongside vegetable production. This is a new workshop topic for me. I shared the presentation with Ira Wallace...
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Lettuce growing in October
Cold-hardy Outredgeous lettuce at an adolescent stage.Photo Southern Exposure Seed Exchange We’re just about to get our first real frost, and our lettuce planting has moved indoors, while our lettuce...
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Sweet potato slideshow, phenology article, Ira Wallace awarded
Growing sweet potatoes from start to finish Pam Dawling 2016 from Pam Dawling I’ve just got back from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Sustainable Agriculture Conference in Durham, NC. There were about...
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Asian Greens for June: Tokyo Bekana
Bird’s eye view of Tokyo bekana. Photo Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Lettuce is hard to grow in summer in our Virginia climate. Tokyo bekana (Brassica rapa chinensis) can be used as an alternative....
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Heritage Harvest Festival, Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc Conference,...
After a couple of summer months off from speaking at events, I am gearing up for the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, near Charlottesville. This two day festival has a day of ticketed...
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Saving Tomato Seeds and the Tomatoes too
Roma paste tomatoes in mid-August, with stakes flagged for seed collection.Photo Pam Dawling August is my busy month for seed harvesting. I alternate tomato seeds and watermelon seeds, getting one...
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Saving watermelon seed, rainy day reading, Heritage Harvest Festival
Scooping watermelon seed.Photo Pam Dawling I wrote recently about saving tomato seed, and here I’ll write about extracting watermelon seed. We grow Crimson Sweet Virginia Select, which we sell to...
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Collard Greens are having their Own Week!
Collards are a southern food icon and an underappreciated nutrition powerhouse that has sustained generations of southerners, both Black and white. At last this vegetable is getting the recognition it...
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