Vegetable Gardening

Winter Sowing Experiment’s First Sprouts

April 9, 2008 Lucero De La Tierra Vegetable Gardening, Winter Sowing

I’d felt a bit dejected over the fact that none of my little greenhouses had shown signs of life. So, today I decided to move them to a more exposed area with more sunlight. As I was doing this I noticed green. I thought, “Could it be?”. Sure enough one little flat of all the [...]

0 mini greenhouses, vegetable, winter sowing

Harvesting Seeds from Yummy Tomatoes

March 26, 2008 Lucero De La Tierra Propagation, Vegetable Gardening

Anyone that has ever eaten a tomato should know where the seeds are. Each fruit contains dozens, maybe even hundreds, of seeds depending on the variety and size. Choose a ripe tomato that you are going to use to cook or that has past its prime and you’d rather not eat from which to harvest [...]

0 drying, fermenting, harvesting seeds, heirloom, hybrid, seed storing, tomatoes

Harvest a Peck of Pepper Seeds!

March 26, 2008 Lucero De La Tierra Annuals, Plant Specific Information, Propagation, Vegetable Gardening

These are easy, but be careful with the hot varieties. The capsicum in the pepper that makes them hot can make your life miserable if you get it on your face and can even make the tips of your fingers burn. So, when handling hot peppers and the seeds WEAR GLOVES and wash your hands [...]

0 capsicum, hot peppers, seed collection, seed drying, seed harvesting, seed storage

Harvesting an Avocado Pit

March 26, 2008 Lucero De La Tierra Perennials, Plant Specific Information, Propagation, Trees, Shrubs & Hedges, Vegetable Gardening

When the avocado fruit has turned black and is ready to eat you can remove the seed. Take a knife and half the fruit from stem end to bottom twisting gently to separate the halves from each other and the seed. Use a sturdy smooth blade kitchen knife to whack into the side of the [...]

0 Alton Brown, avocado, avocado pit, Food Network, harvesting, seed harvesting, seed storage