'Tis time to start planning our next live workshop! What topic(s) would you be most excited to learn about right now?? We could tackle something seasonal, like preparing your garden for winter, or we could dive into a specific topic or crop and walk through everything you need to know from start to finish! I've put some ideas below, but if you're in between a few or there's something else you've been wanting to learn, 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮(𝘀) 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

hi all, I just dug about 10 lbs of potatoes which grew from those left in the dirt last year. I’m wondering if I put in planting potatoes this fall, would I get a decent crop next year? I don’t recall hearing about this but methinks it could work.

In yesterday's Q&A, Dianna asked, "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺?" And while we definitely talked about Parsley recipes, we also covered some fun facts about Parsley that I wanted to share with everyone! 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼: - 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗵 is a Middle Eastern salad, typically made with a buttload of parsley + cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, wheat grain, lemon juice, and olive oil. I've even made it with chickpeas & quinoa before in place of the wheat grain. Super delish and fresh in the summer! - Another fave is 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶, an Argentinian sauce made from (you guessed it, a lot of parsley 🤣) + vinegar, olive oil, and other herbs that pairs beautifully with veggies (like roasted potatoes), or steak 😋 - Cindy said she loves putting parsley in soups and stews and over fresh-baked fish - Faye said she is obsessed with parsley and grows it any chance she gets! (Ok, just kidding, she most definitely did not say that 🤣) And because I just KNOW you were dying for some parsley trivia today... Here are some fun facts you can share at your next dinner party 😉 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 Meaning it has a 2-year lifecycle. It grows lots of leaves in the first year, then flowers and goes to seed in the second year. Which means it's a great herb to start a new succession planting of each year. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 🦋 Parsley is a primary food source for Black Swallowtail caterpillars. Look out for bright green & black striped caterpillars about mid-summer. (3rd photo) 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳 (𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝘃𝘀. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗳: - Flat is my personal fave. It has a much stronger, more robust flavor. - Curly has a milder taste. And I personally find it a little more annoying to chop. (Don't tell it I said that). But it makes a pretty garnish and is great for adding texture/depth to a flower bed design.  𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘁 That garnish isn’t just there for looks 😉. Parsley is rich in chlorophyll, which acts as a natural deodorizer. Chewing a sprig after dinner doesn't just make you look like a bunny; it actually works better than most mints, which usually just mask smelly breath.

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