If you like condiments, this one needs to be on your MUST MAKE list. As most of you now know, I love growing garlic and growing hot peppers. (I mean they’re in our Top 5 Crops to Grow list nearly every year!) One way to make sure you don’t waste any bit of what you…
Category: DBF Top 5 Grows 2021
DBF’s Top 5 Grows: #5 HOT PEPPERS
Some like it hot. Some like it REAL hot. My husband is one of those who likes to basically scald his entire digestive system. Me? I like hot, but not ‘wow, I’m eating a supernova’ hot. We started our journey into growing hots when we first moved to NH. We grew only a few plants…
Lemony Garlic Scape and Arugula Pesto
Now, while technically ALL pestos are sauces… some are thicker and more dense than others. This is not that pesto. LOL. This pesto is something that you want to put on EV-ER-Y-THING. And when I say all, I mean it. All jokes aside, this might be my favorite garlic scape pesto recipe I make. It…
Simple Garlic Scape Pesto
The FIRST recipe coming from our #1 DBF Top 5 Grows list is this basic pesto using garlic scapes versus basil. (Two more scape pesto recipes coming: one with arugula and a spicy version with spinach!) Now, that’s not to say you can’t throw a little basil in there… but this post is about a…
DBF’s Top 5 Grows: #4 BEANS (dry)
Bean beans, that magical fruit… … but enough fart jokes. There are many reasons that people grow certain crops in their personal gardens here in the United States. To be honest with ourselves, most backyard gardens are about the convenience of growing something you enjoy eating during the gardening season. With Covid hitting, hobby gardening…
Dragon Brook Farm 