Monthly Archives: June 2011

If your neighbors grow raspberries, and if they’re very nice neighbors, you might have tasted these sweet, juicy fruits fresh off the branch in midsummer. If you have, you understand why people cultivate this prickly, ungainly, colonizing shrub—in fact, you’re … Continue reading →

Studies by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service found that strawberries grown on raised beds covered with red plastic mulch were larger and sweeter than those grown on standard black plastic mulch. It seems red plastic reflects higher amounts of growth-enhancing … Continue reading →

As you think about what foods you want for your next cookout, don’t forget the water. With a little help from garden-fresh produce, it can taste as special as the dishes you make. Here are a few winning combinations for … Continue reading →

Basil leaves, whether whole, torn or coarsely chopped, are wonderful in all sorts of salads, such as a classic tomato salad, a mixed green salad, an olive oil-dressed salad or an elegant lobster salad.Like most soft-leafed herbs, the less basil … Continue reading →