Traci ArellanoMay 29, 20204 minTurnips are in perfection“....try the mustard, -- a man can't know what turnips are in perfection without mustard.” Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)...
Traci ArellanoFeb 5, 20201 minMarinated Tomato Salad...must try!Tomato Update: You may have noticed in my garden pictures that there is a renegade tomato plant in the northwest corner of our plot. It...
Traci ArellanoAug 3, 20193 minHoly FrijolesWhat is there to know about beans as a beginning gardener? First off you should know that beans fall into two large groupings: bush beans...
Traci ArellanoJun 21, 20192 minRainbows & UnicornsRainbow Swiss Chard will have you seeing unicorns! It is the most luscious, delicious green I have ever eaten. I would not steer you...
Traci ArellanoMay 5, 20193 minSugar snaps make me hap-peaDid you ever want to know the answer to this question? "What's the difference between Snow Peas, Garden Peas and Snap Peas?" Well I...
Traci ArellanoFeb 10, 20193 minRadiant RadishesUPDATE: We have radishes! It is day 36 and this is the first radish that is ready. All the others that I planted in the first round are...
Traci ArellanoJan 10, 20192 minMagical Fairy PumpkinsDo you love those amazingly whimsical fairy pumpkins that come out in the Fall as much as I do? I adore them. They have that...
Traci ArellanoSep 16, 20183 minAlfalfa SproutsIt is definitely a transition time between summer and fall/winter plantings right now. Gardens, at least my garden, is in desperate need...
Traci ArellanoSep 11, 20182 minMelon MassacreActually I mean squash...my spaghetti squash that is! The weather has been so warm and the squash, melons and cucumbers have been taking...
Traci ArellanoSep 5, 20182 minSpittlebugs...what?!?Oh no, my rosemary has become infested! While I find it unsettling that my garden resident is under attack, I am happy to find out that...
Traci ArellanoAug 28, 20184 minTomato therapyGardening: Cheaper than therapy...And you get tomatoes! Lots and lots of tomatoes! There are so many things you can make with tomatoes. A...
Traci ArellanoAug 19, 20182 minTeenie Tiny Brussel SproutsThe super cool thing about gardening is that nothing REALLY is a mistake...it's an EXPERIMENT! My brussel sprouts ended up being kinda...
Traci ArellanoAug 9, 20182 minZucchinitasticDid you know that today, Wednesday, August 8th is National Zucchini Day?!? Yup, it is :) The Old Farmer's Almanac says to "pick squash...
Traci ArellanoJul 13, 20183 minPeck of pickled peppersWondering what to do with all your peppers? Me too. No, I didn't actually harvest a peck of peppers, Peck is a unit of capacity. In the...
Traci ArellanoJun 26, 20182 minOrganic slug controlLet me just say that I am NOT a huge fan of slugs...they gross me out. Intellectually, I can grasp that they play their vital role in the...
Traci ArellanoJun 1, 20182 minEverything's better in purpleOh, glorious purple! The cabbages are now ready to be harvested and eaten. I found a couple of cabbage recipes that we tried and that you...
Traci ArellanoMay 12, 20181 minSpectacular Sunflowers"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do." -Helen Keller It is amazing what happens to the...
Traci ArellanoMay 12, 20182 minBrussels EmergeOur brussel sprouts are growing so well! When I planted the seedlings they looked pitiful and I thought I'd lose 1 or 2, but all 6 plants...
Traci ArellanoMar 30, 20181 minSan Marzano Shout-OutI want to give a very heart-felt shout out to Monica. Mike's friend at work, Monica, goes to the Fullerton College Horticulture...
Traci ArellanoMar 29, 20181 minWascally WabbitApparently, there was a break in at our HBCG plot while we were out of town at our National Convention in Layton, Utah. Peter's cousin,...