It takes time to get back in the swing after a Thanksgiving break, so while I’m gathering thoughts and thinking of blog posts, here’s one from my archives. From December, 2007. This time of year can be stressful on plants, and unless one is careful, the effects go beyond a mere crumpled leaf or broken [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Poetry to start the season
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Clement Clarke Moore, Flowering plant, Horticulture, Tree on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Winter squash defines fall
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Acorn squash, Alton Brown, crop to cuisine, Dov Hirsch, Fruit and Vegetable, gardening, Good Eats, Pumpkin, Spaghetti squash, Squash, winter squash on November 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today’s post can be heard on the public radio show Crop to Cuisine, hosted by Dov Hirsch. As a child I grew up eating frozen, pureed, orange squash that came in a box and tasted vaguely of plastic. Served in a gelatinous slump on my plate, I spent years believing that squash was one food [...]
Blooming great cactus
Posted in Flowers, Houseplants, tagged Cactus, Christmas cactus, Colorado State University, Easter cactus, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Flowering plant, Holiday Cactus, Schlumbergera, Steve Newman, Thanksgiving cactus on November 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Did the spiky showoff with brilliant pinks, purples, and reds catch your eye as it dangled from a hanging pot in the local greenhouse? If you’re the proud owner of a flowering cactus, you’ll find they’re carefree plants that add color to grey winter days. “The three cactus types, Thanksgiving (Schlumbergera truncata), with pointed “teeth” on [...]
Pumpkin taste-off reveals best choice for pie
Posted in Vegetables and fruit, tagged Baby Pam Sugar Pie pumpkin, Boulder Daily Camera, Cindy Sutter, gardening, Kabocha, Libby's, Mystique pumpkin, New England Pie pumpkin, Pumpkin, Snow White pumpkin, Winter luxury pumpkin on November 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The last time I stepped into the Boulder Daily Camera, I carried in a container of fish fertilizer that ended up exploding in a miasmic stench over the newsroom floor. The smell was overwhelming, not leaving even after mopping up, and I was pretty sure it would take a lot to make myself welcome within [...]
Let it rot
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Compost, gardening, Green waste, Longmont Ledger, Organic matter, soil on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If your Day of the Dead has turned into a month-long marathon of cleanup, you’re ripe for one of the best ways to recycle your plants into amendment for your soil. Through the miracle of rot, decaying plants are converted to organic matter that holds water and nutrients for roots to take up. Grab a [...]
Feed lawns before putting them to bed
Posted in Lawns, tagged Fertilisation, Lawn, turf, Winter, winterizing lawns on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Heading into winter is when many people forget about yard care, putting the lawnmower away for the season. We fill our time cleaning the house, scrubbing the nooks and crannies we ignored in favor of being outside. But after a summer of heat, a fall of drought and a winter that’s slow in arriving, your [...]
