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Tom Carey: Peas right for summer
Who has time to shell peas and beans these days? If you harvest early, the solid, young pea pods can be prepared like snap beans, shell and all.
As summer growing conditions approach, black-eyed peas (not the hip-hop musical group), crowder peas, yard-long beans and cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) can be grown in our gardens as a substitute for green snap beans.
Tom Carey: Joel Salatin talks gardens, technology
I spoke with Joel Salatin who is working on the leading edge of sustainable farming practices.
Rollins College will host author Joel Salatin as he discusses his book “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18.
Tom Carey: Is your garden safe?
What could possibly be dangerous safely ensconced in the tranquility of my garden?
Sandals or flip-flops, let alone bare feet, are out of the question when considering garden attire.
From my garden to yours
Productivity gardening
I am not jealous or in a competition with any of my gardening compatriots. In an occupation as rewarding as food gardening, the more the merrier.
Tom Carey: Magic beans
Vining pole beans have been a staple crop for modern Americans since the first pioneers settled the continent.
To sell something as valuable as the family livestock for a handful of beans would put any of us in either the nuthatch or poorhouse.
Tom Carey: A visit with Tia Meer
Tia Meer, compatriot gardener and president of the Simple Living Institute, found a few spare moments to stop by my garden for a chat.
A visit with Tia Meer
From My Garden to Yours: Tom Carey
Some of the most productive plants I grow in my garden could be categorized as Asian greens.
Asian greens easy to grow