Standing tall

They're starting to grow up! Amazing at how much bigger they got this past week. Hoping they'll be ready to eat in another 3-4 weeks. However, I may go ahead and harvest 1 or 2 heads over the next 2 weeks, just so I won't have them all ready at once.


And this is the first thing I'm going to fix!


Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic

1 lb baby bok choy, halved lengthwise
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher Salt, Black Pepper
1-2 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp reduced sodium chicken broth

Heat skillet or wok over high heat. Add olive oil and add garlic and stir-fry until pale golden and fragrant. Add half of bok choy and stir-fry until leaves wilt, about 2 minutes. Then add remaining bok choy and stir-fry until all leaves are bright green and limp. Add soy sauce & chicken broth. Stir. Cover with lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Season wih salt & pepper if desired.

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Busting out!

Well, we're greening up around here!

This week my hydrangea started leafing out and I'm expecting the dogwoods woods to pop out any day.


Last week the hosta started peeking through along with my Autumn Joy sedum.



Everybody I've talked to has "spring fever". The stores are stocked with veggies and flowers and with signs of spring busting out everywhere, I'd say "Spring has Sprung" for sure!

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Victory Gardens

What is a Victory Garden?




During World War I and World War II, the United States government asked its citizens to plant gardens in order to support the war effort. Millions of people planted gardens. In 1943, Americans planted over 20 million Victory Gardens, and the harvest accounted for nearly a third of all the vegetables consumed in the country that year. Emphasis was placed on making gardening a family or community effort -- not a drudgery, but a pastime, and a national duty.

Why plant a victory garden?

Today our food travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to table. The process of planting, fertilizing, processing, packaging, and transporting our food uses a great deal of energy and contributes to the cause of global warming.

Planting a Victory Garden to fight global warming would reduce the amount of pollution your food contibutes to global warming. Instead of traveling many miles from farm to table, your food would travel from your own garden to your table.

Our current economic situation is other good reason to start a Victory Garden. Every time that food is shipped from the farm to the store and your table, gasoline is used. As gasoline prices rise, food costs rise.

How can my actions make a difference? I’m only one person.

Each one of us may only be one person. However, we each have an impact on the environment and can make changes to reduce our impact.

I have no backyard, what can I do?

* You can combine vegetable plants with flowers in your front yard.
* You can plant containers on your porch, patio, or balcony and can grow sprouts indoors.
* Check to see if you have a community garden available.
* Perhaps a neighbor or friend without time or ability would let you garden their yard, in exchange for some produce.

If these options are not available, you can also choose to purchase foods which are grown close to home by visiting your local farmer’s market or joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). If local foods are not available to you, choose foods which use fewer chemical pesticides - such as organics, are in season, or have minimal packaging.

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