Welcome to The Wine Box Gardener Blog. Here, you'll find posts about Urban Gardening, Fresh Ingredients and Exploring Our Local World.
I finally said, โenoughโ to wildlife eating my edible garden. Plus, take a tour of whatโs going on in the garden (June 23rd).
Garlic scapes are the flower stem of hardneck garlic that can be found in gardens and farmers markets this time of year. Learn how to make a flavorful pesto that is great on pizza and pasta.
Monarch butterfly populations are in severe decline. Their two-way migration is unique for butterflies, and pesticides, loss of habitat, and climate change may be driving them to extinction. Even as caterpillars, theyโre vulnerable to birds and other elements, which is why some people have started raising them indoors. Learn more about their development, lifecycle, and how you can raise monarchs indoors to help the population.
Attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies to your garden not only helps pollinate your vegetable plants, it can help rebuild habitats for fragile pollinator populations.
Gardening during stressful times can meet challenges, but none that canโt be solved.
Use the chive blossoms from your chives to make flavorful oil and vinegar.
Ramps are foraged โwild leeksโ and add bold flavor to any dish. Use them in spring if you can find them in your farmers market to make this delicious and easy quiche.
Cultivating mushrooms from a grow kit is fun, easy and offers delicious, immediate rewards. Give it a try!
This dish ushers in tihe flavors of spring. Healthy, green and fresh. Try it for your next side dish.
Whether you are starting your first garden or your fifth, good planning ahead can go a long way for a successful season. Use the Five Ws to help plan your garden.
Garlic is easy to grow and yields flavorful bulbs to use in cooking. Plant garlic in fall for a summer harvest.
Make the best of herb plants that have โgone to seedโ by harvesting the seeds for a new life on your spice rack.
Learn how to dry tomatoes for a nutritious intense flavor thatโs great on sandwiches, pastas and other dishes.
Borage is a beautiful and beneficial plant that makes a good companion to other plants and its edible nature provides both beauty and purpose in your garden.
See what's happening in The Wine Box Garden, including a VIDEO TOUR!
In addition to being easy to grow, microgreens require no special equipment, virtually no space, and they pack a nutritional punch. In fact, recent research shows microgreens contain exponentially more nutrients than their mature versions. Learn how easy they are to grow.
Enjoy the tastes of spring in this fresh delicious dish.
Set a theme for your year to guide you.
Try this refreshing seasonal dish as an appetizer or side dish. Great, in-season flavors.
See the good the bad and the progress in the Wine Box Garden this week.
Easy recipe for this Scandanavian classic - Gravlax. I used my garden dill this time. Even if you don't garden, this is a great recipe to try.
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