Low-tech Oyster Mushroom Yields
Hygiene is overrated. In mushroom cultivation, that is. This is about half the production of a 1 gallon bucket of inoculated coffee grounds, absolutely no sanitation measures taken, over the
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Winter Woes
Uh oh. According to some old superstitions we are in for a long, dark, cold winter. The amount of black versus red on a woolly bear caterpillars has long been
Root Review: Malabar Spinach
Malabar spinach gets a lot of clout in the permaculture community as a heat-tolerant perennial green. There are two varieties, Basella alba and Basella alba var. rubra. As the latin
Root Review: Salsify
Of all the vegetables I have grown recently, none are quite as mysterious as salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius). Almost never available in stores and only rarely present at the farmers market,
Coronavirus: just a reminder that we aren’t really in control
Note: I actually wrote this article in March of 2020. I think it is interesting to read it now, so I am including it here. Please don’t come after me
The safety of nutsedge killer in compost
Note: This is my advice to a person who had inadvertently added Sulfentrazone-treated grass clippings to their compost pile. I thought I would include it here, as there is not
What do lice do when their host dies?
Mallophaga (chewling lice) are well known for their ability to chew through feathers and fur, but less known is their potential for phoresy (essentially using another organism as transit) on
Are flowering/ornamental plum fruits edible?
Those lovely purple-leafed plum trees (Prunus cerasifera) that dot city streets and suburban communities, as long as they are not a non-fruiting cultivar, can produce a large crop of small
How to make a home watercress production system
Watercress is an old, old vegetable. Roman soldiers probably ate it, and you can too if you give it the conditions it needs to thrive. Watercress is very nutritious, containing
Eating quince, the apple’s lost cousin
When I figured out I had a quince tree in my yard, I was excited. I had never eaten quince before, so whenthe time came to harvest the first quince