Harvesting toloache & other black doings

I pruned one of the toloache bushes, which are now over my head. These things are so robust; neither bug nor disease seems to touch them. Handsome plants! I wanted the pickling cukes growing next to them to get a little more sun, though. I harvested the leaves and flowers from the prunings and am [...]

Hekate in the garden & the kitchen

I’m very fond of garlic and planted about five hardneck varieties last fall in my neighbor’s plot (the variety New York White performed best, which I guess is to be expected in NY, lol!). This summer, I harvested them. I chose the largest 24 heads of garlic to try a pickle recipe on. I decided [...]