lee reich’s blueberry-growing how-to
DON’T SAY ‘I CAN’T GROW BLUEBERRIES,’ says Lee Reich, whose PhD explored factors affecting the growth of Vaccinium corymbosum, the [read more…]
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skins-on applesauce to freeze, can, and share
MY FAMILY CALLS IT ‘PO SAUCE, with the “po” representing the last syllable of the word “apple,” the way my [read more…]
unusual fruit for edible landscaping, with cricket hill’s dan furman
AT A RECENT PLANT SALE at Hollister House Garden in Connecticut, I stopped by the booth of Cricket Hill Garden, [read more…]
clafoutis batter, universal solvent of fruit dessert
I DON’T BAKE MUCH THESE DAYS, BUT IN ANOTHER LIFE I was the Queen of Pie (and even baked all [read more…]
discovering pawpaws, with andy moore
WHAT’S THE LARGEST FRUIT native to the United States—and no, don’t say apple, because though they have been on this [read more…]
pickled cranberries, pear butter and more, with marisa mcclellan of food in jars
‘TIS THE SEASON for starting to concoct some of the holiday trimmings—especially delicious homemade gifts that can also figure into [read more…]
‘saving the season’ apple butter recipe, with kevin west
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-based but Southeast-bred Kevin West strikes me at once as a very modern and also a very old-fashioned guy–a [read more…]
how to grow figs, with lee reich
IF THERE IS A FRUIT that’s the grail for grow-your-own, it’s the fig–too delicate to ship in peak ripeness, and [read more…]
antique apples with dan bussey of seed savers exchange
DAN BUSSEY has been called “the James Audubon of apples” for his decades-long dedication to seek out and identify more, [read more…]
citrus in pots: how to grow, and overwinter it, with four winds growers
‘HOW CAN I OVERWINTER MY potted lemon tree indoors?” It’s the question of the moment from readers, as cold weather [read more…]
raspberries, gooseberries and more, with lee reich
MAKING ROOM FOR BACKYARD BERRIES just makes sense, says Lee Reich. You’ll never find the best-flavored varieties in any market—they’re [read more…]
roasted tomatillo salsa (or is it more like jam?)
I VOICED A LONGING for tomatillos at seed-catalog shopping time last winter, having skipped growing them for years, and now…well, [read more…]
how-to canning help, from theresa loe
CANNING IS HOT, and not just when you’re standing over a boiling kettle. America’s grow-you-own, eat-local mania means a lot [read more…]
delicious projects for a 3-day weekend
WHAT ARE YOU DOING this holiday weekend? Some of my favorite to-do’s for harvest season, especially on a rainy day: [read more…]
gooseberry lore and more, with josh kilmer-purcell
ONE OF THE FIRST FRUITS that Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge planted when they took ownership of historic Beekman 1802 [read more…]
