Tag: Garlic
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Rethinking My Garden: Press Play
You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn the secret …is to press play. ~Jay Asher For the last couple of years, the weather has thrown us the Polar Vortex, torrential spring rains, and unbearable heat during the summer months. What grew effortlessly a few years ago has…
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Winter Evening Garden Stroll
A day off is joyful. Somehow, even in my wiser years, a day off from work still feels a bit like playing hooky. I went with that feeling today. I planned to spend the day preparing for the arrival of family and friends for the weekend. We are celebrating the holidays together for the next few days,…
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Roasted Garlic Butter
If I were to choose an absolute favorite crop that we grow, I would have to say it’s our gourmet garlic. We take it seriously. Garlic plays a supporting role in almost everything that we cook…veggies, steaks, stirfries, mashed potatoes. It’s the first thing I reach for when I want to make something that everyone…
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Mid-June Harvest at Cowlick Cottage Farm
It was a big harvest weekend at Cowlick Cottage Farm! Here’s what went on! The heirloom tomatoes are coming on strong. They are a good nine feet tall now, and we are picking daily. I think there 40 tomatoes ripening on my counter. Come and get some maters! We are still picking green beans, but they have definitely…
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2010 Gourmet Garlic is Ready!
We are thrilled with our first harvest of naturally grown gourmet garlic. It is now curing, which mellows the taste and improves its ability to last in storage–although we’re pretty sure it will be consumed pronto! We have already been enjoying it immensely and are happy to offer limited quantities at our online store. Order right here! Bon…
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Quick Garden Notes
Greetings, Fellow Gardeners! Just some quick notes regarding our gardening activities for Easter weekend. What a beautiful time of year here in North Florida. Despite the clouds of pollen, we relished the opportunity to be outside in the beautiful, warm sunshine. The okra, soybeans, green beans, cukes and herbs that we recently planted are sprouting. It’s…