Harvest to Table

  The days begin to warm in August in the southern hemisphere. This is the time to begin planting crops for summer harvest. But keep in mind there may still be some chilly days in the colder regions. Root crops can go into the ground immediately this month. But tender seedlings, tomatoes, capsicums and some [...]

  August was the sixth month of the year in the early Roman calendar–called Sextilis, which means sixth–until the Emperor Augustus came along and rearranged the calendar and named the month after himself. In the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, August is the height of summer. Even though the longest days of the year [...]

August is a month of endings and beginnings in the kitchen garden. Yes, there is still a month of vacation time before school starts, but in nature change is about. Summer will begin to fade in many gardens during August giving way to autumn and cool weather. In other regions, as the summer garden comes [...]

There is little reason to spend money on controlling kitchen garden pests. Most of the tried and true garden insect controls have been around for thousands of years. “Prevention is better than a cure”; that old adage is true in the garden as it is in most areas of life. Spending quality time in the [...]