My parents have been trying to grow dill for years. Now that they have committed to getting their garden relandscaped, the dill has finally decided to make an appearance. Landscaping begins at end of the month (too early for...

My favorite place for BBQ ribs is the Brick BBQ Yard at the corner of East Mall and North Queen. They use spare ribs, which I prefer for BBQ, I find that the baby back ribs don’t hold up all that well to the long cooking process...

an awning, seeds and a few gardening supplies in back in the office. You can also sometimes find seeds for Italian vegetables in the Italian stores around the market — Dante Hardware, for example, has had them in the past...

Ok so I didn’t make it to Pine Mountain this weekend but I was in Belmont again. After searching the boards I had heard a lot about Back A Yard in Menlo Park. I’ve been dying for some jerk chicken so I went. I walked...

of sunlight. However, many plants will do well with less. Here in the northeast, for about 15 years, I started all my vegetable and annual plants from organic seeds sold by: Seeds of Change http://www.seedsofchange.com/ Cook’s...

I have actually eaten there at 5 Front. The staff is very friendly and attractive. The service is great and the food is amazing. They are now open for lunch and have a great back yard garden.

About a week ago a new restaurant called “That Corner Spot” opened in place of the now defunct Garden at Eleven (formerly Eleven, formerly Ninth Gate) on the northeast corner of Front and Jarvis. The decor and...

This is a vegetable called Italian Eggplant. Now I am familiar with the nornal purpule plump looking thing called an eggplant or as it use to be called in the Carolina Lowcountry Guinea Squash. But this thing is long and thin...

Returning to the (suburban) land in Boulder.

Has anyone noticed if any stores have been selling european varieties of seeds for the garden, such as Italian beans, rapini, melons,etc.

's face it. Most of us home gardeners really only need one squash plant, one each of several different types of tomatoes, etc. My first vegetable garden had way too many of each thing. So now I’ll buy one yellow crookneck...

It has been a while since this has been discussed, so I’m curious to ask again: Does anyone know any good places to get organic vegetables and other things in Astoria? I’m ready to drive down to The Garden in...

The Victory Garden Cookbook, by Marian Morash, may be a bit long in the tooth but is a great basic cookbook for vegetables. Each vegetable has its own chapter with information on varieties, harvesting (should you be so inclined),...

A grass-roots movement to uproot the grass advocates growing vegetables instead.

Both, really. My front yard is all flowers, the side is the vegetable/herb garden. I’m on computers and telephones all day during the work week, and I find it really helps me stay sane to get my fingers in the dirt and help...