I was pressed for a vegetable for dinner the other night and decided to take the easy way and go for cut-up tomatoes and cucumbers and thinly sliced onions —-all from the garden — with a little feta cheese crumbled in. Drizzle with olive oil and a couple of splashes of white wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste – then toss – and I was set.
During our meal, my husband said, “Boy! The dressing is perfect. How did you make it?” I just smiled.
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You little minx!
Ann,
The dictionary on my desktop gives the definition for ‘minx’ as an impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman.
It’s been a long time since someone called me that.
I guess I should say —thanks. : )
Theresa
Theresa,
Have you done a piece about growing onions? I’d like to know more about the time to plant and any secrets you have. Last fall our Farmers Co-op gave away the onion sets they had left so I planted them in the fall for the first time. They actually made it through the winter and grew very well. Have you ever planted them in the fall?
Beppy
No, Beppy —- I have not done a piece yet on growing onions. I plan one for the first part of the year.
Regarding time to plant — I’ll give more details in the post — but I can tell you I planted onions in the snow last year! The way I do things is probably against anything you’ll ever read. But ——I’ve been doing it many years and have always been successful.
As I said – I’ll give all the details in the post.
I think it was a great bonus for you to get those onion sets from the Farmers Co-op and it is not a surprise to me that they made it through the winter and grew well.
I always leave a few dozen small onions in the various beds when I am harvesting in June and July. They are part of my back up plan for early onions in the spring that follows.
Glad to know I have company thinking out of the box. It’s fun!
Theresa
I’m thinking of trying some square-foot gardening. I just read the
newest version of the book. Not sure I will follow every detail but I
really like the concept.
Sounds good Beppy. I plant intensively – especially with lettuce, beets, radishes, beans, onions, peas – just not in 1 foot squares. I plant my rows intensively. The main thing I think is to have enough organic matter to sustain things.
Good luck with it. I’d like to hear about how you do. You can always contact me a theresa@tendingmygarden.com if you’d like to.
Best,
Theresa