Today’s episode is all about planting garlic! In most climates, garlic is planted in the late fall and harvested mid-summer the following year. That means this is perfect time to start sourcing garlic seed, and we’re here to help you get ready.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 11: Leaf Miners
This week my new co-host, Kellie Phelan, and I will be talking about how to identify and prevent leaf miner damage.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 10: Cool Season Salad Greens
This week we’ll be talking about fall salad greens. Even though it’s mid-August and we are in the midst of record high temperatures here in Seattle, it’s a perfect time to be thinking about fall and winter harvests.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast 9: Peppers
It’s mid August, the time of year when, in many climates, peppers are starting to ripen. So, I want to talk a little about how to know when your peppers are ready to harvest. We’ll also discuss a little bit of the science behind pepper’s characteristic heat.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 8: Radishes
French Breakfast Radishes
This week we will be talking about radishes. August is a good time to start planting radishes for a fall harvest, so I want to talk about how you might want to think about planning for and planting your fall radishes and also about some varieties that have actually been bred specifically for fall production.
Read MoreEncyclopedia Botanica Podcast, Episode 7: Curing and Dry Storage
This week we will be talking about curing and dry storage techniques for onions, garlic and winter squash.
Certain crops can be cured before eating and storing so as to improve flavor and increase storage life. Curing is the process of holding a crop at a relatively high temperature for a short period after harvest. Because the curing process varies by crop, we’ll discuss a few specifics here.
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