I always give myself a screw up first year of growing a vegetable. Well, this was my first year of growing onions. Let me correct myself. The first year to actually harvest an onion. As I mentioned in my how to plant onions, for years I have attended the onion seedling dance party […]
Archives for July 2012
Growing Onions from Onion Sets
When it comes to gardening, I am a purist and grow plants via seeds. Well, growing onions from seed has been very challenging to me. I just never got past the whisper of a seedling for most of my onion plants. So, this spring I decided to grow onion sets (red, yellow, and white.) How […]
Toxic Chemicals: Say No More. Urge 7/25 Vote for the Safe Chemical Act
The Safe Chemical Act needs your muscle. For the first time, on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee will vote on the Safe Chemical Act. (See here for the list of senators on the committee.) Why, Anna? I have written “ad nausea” about the Safe Chemical Act as well as the toxic chemicals […]
Green Nontoxic Remodeling Ideas for Common Home Upgrades
We worry about the toxicity of our personal care products, pesticides in our food, and leaching of chemicals. However, shouldn’t we be equally worried about the chemicals contained in the building products we install in our homes? I am no stranger to writing about green building products. Just to give you some background about me […]
Bolted Lettuce Salvage Ideas. Love it. Don’t Trash it.
With this hot weather, my lettuce bolted earlier than expected. Once it bolts or goes to seed, the lettuce turns bitter. Meh! But despite the seeds, the lettuce leaves look so inviting. This whole bolting concept just seems a waste of good lettuce. So, I turned to my wonderful Facebook Fan Page for help. Believe […]
Alfalfa the Green Wonder: Learn About its Health Benefits
Previously, I raved about growing alfalfa in my backyard. Yes, cooing over the dainty flowers, how bees love it, and the health benefits of this green wonder. But I left you hang on the health benefits of alfalfa. So hang on and keep reading.
Alfalfa: How to Dry and Preserve for the Backyard Gardener.
So I got you growing alfalfa in your backyard. You just cut it down and holding it in your arms. Then you realize, “Anna, you totally forgot to tell me what to do next.” Oops! I guess I was so caught up explaining how to plant it and harvest it in my previous post that […]
Alfalfa: Growing and Harvesting for your Backyard.
For some reason I had this urge to grow alfalfa last fall. Maybe it was the picture of their dainty purple flower or dark glossy leaves that drew me to the plant. Or perhaps, the health benefits of alfalfa? Or maybe because the bees love it. Who knows? But now I have two […]
