Tag Archives: apples
Operation save our apple tree
We are finally starting to (literally) harvest the fruits of our two-year effort at saving our apple tree. Two years ago, we had it professionally pruned, removing some diseased branches that the arborist thought might be infected with fire blight. … Continue reading
Pruning my crabapple tree
I pruned Mrs. Crabapple this morning, something I’ve never done before. The tree was covered in watersprouts, which are tiny little branches that just shoot out all over the place and make the tree look hairy. They also suck out … Continue reading
Growing woody fruit plants in the midwest
Being a Hennepin County Master Gardener is great. Among other reasons, we have monthly meetings with an education component, and the speakers are usually pretty great. I recently saw a presentation by Rebecca Koetter, who manages demonstration plots at the … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Permaculture, Practical, Theoretical, US Food Production
Knee deep on the 4th of July
I’ve been neglecting the blog a bit lately, so here’s a mega-update (click pictures to enlarge): The alpine strawberries that I planted this spring are producing some fruit already. They do taste pretty amazing — a very full, sweet strawberry … Continue reading
Book review: all-in-one garden
all-in-one garden Grow vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers in the same space by Graham Rice Here’s a little gem of a book that’s useful for beginners, people who have grown flowers but not food, and people like me who already … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Permaculture, Practical
Fall happenings
Couple of random things going on today. First: Adam made a very local pie: he used raspberries and apples right from our yard (via the freezer for several weeks). It is with great sadness that I report we have now … Continue reading
Filed under Practical
Applesauce
I made more applesauce yesterday. Tried the double-boiler method this time, since I have been having trouble with scorching apples lately. Here’s what my set-up looked like: One stock pot with boiling water, the smaller one with the appples set … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Gardening, Practical
Tree removal
We had four trees removed from our backyard today. Two were dead and two were dying. I hate to cut down trees, but when they’re sickly there’s no point in keeping them around. Before: During: After: A separate crew will … Continue reading
Fermenting and apples
Reader Edna asked if I had a recipe for fermented applesauce. I looked through both Nourishing Traditions and Wild Fermentation, and also did some googling, but came up with nothing. Every applesauce recipe that I’ve seen calls for cooking the … Continue reading
Filed under Practical, Yeast/Fermentation
CSA Week 12
These boxes just keep getting better and better. Week 12′s full-share box: 1 head cauliflower 1 bunch cilantro 6 apples 2 heads bok choi 3 heirloom tomatoes 1 cantaloupe 1 bag green beans Mixed peppers: 2 purple, 2 green, 1 … Continue reading
Filed under Theoretical, US Food Production
