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Scarlet Queen Turnip. It’s Not a Radish!
My grade for naming red root vegetables at the Wednesday Boulder County Farmers’ Market = F. Well, maybe more like a C minus. Once I learned that Scarlet Queen Turnips are not radishes, I was able to identify the actual radishes on the table next to the turnips.
It’s the greens that should have been the [...]
I’m Back! With Baby Bok Choy.
Maybe you saw the Denver hail storm on the national news yesterday. Just when we thought we were frost-free, golf-ball sized hail pelted down from the sky, denting hoods and squashing tender vegetables plants trying to make their way in the world. Thankfully my neighborhood in Denver wasn’t hit and my vegetable garden will live [...]
Jerusalem Artichoke, I Mean Sunchoke
The Jerusalem Artichoke got the “most interesting vegetable” award (at least in my book) at the Boulder Farmers’ Market last week. I’d seen them last fall. I was even given one as a sample by a generous farmer who noticed me hovering around them with a look of befuddlement. But alas, I tucked it into [...]
