Regrowing Carrots

Carrot top leaves can be used like parsley. Here I planted about one inch of the top of an organic carrot, keep some green stems or leaves attached, in soil to let the top grow.  It is a slow process. I didn’t think to mark this one with the start date. You won’t grow another …

Peppers Sprouting

Finally! It’s the season to start indoor vegetables and I am both happy and flustered.  I have several seeds in starter packs. I planted three tomatoes, four kale, lettuce varieties, and peppers. The peppers have been frustrating.  Sweet peppers start slow. Plant peppers and tomatoes seeds at the same time and the tomatoes will outshine …

Extracts, Sugar, and Bread Oh My

This won’t be the sexiest post ever made but I wanted to test the updated app for the phone. The last time I tried using it, a couple years ago, the posts just disappeared. Today I took care of a few small tasks on my list. I decanted the vanilla extract I started a year …