The five little things that made my week…
1. My garden assistant. Or more like, boss.
2. More serrano peppers than I can eat! I think homemade crushed red pepper flakes are in my future this summer.
3. Carrot tops in the afternoon light.
4. Orange mint (one of my favorite mints) coming back after a hefty prune in spring.
5. Yellow Wonder wild strawberry plants that need to be divided. They should be producing again soon!
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I'm a plant lover, passionate road-tripper, and cookbook author whose expert advice and bestselling books have been featured in TIME, Outside, HGTV, and Food & Wine. The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook is my latest book. Garden Betty is where I write about modern homesteading, farm-to-table cooking, and outdoor adventuring — all that encompass a life well-lived outdoors. After all, the secret to a good life is... Read more »
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kirklander61
May 31, 2014 at 9:49 pmRT @theGardenBetty: A glimpse into my spring garden, from serrano peppers to wild strawberries: Five Things Friday http://t.co/9zNf8Sn7DY #…
theGardenBetty
May 31, 2014 at 9:00 pmA glimpse into my spring garden, from serrano peppers to wild strawberries: Five Things Friday http://t.co/9zNf8Sn7DY #gardenchat
theGardenBetty
May 31, 2014 at 3:00 pmThe small but no-less-wonderful things that made my week. What made yours? Five Things Friday http://t.co/KhffvaK4Uh #gardenchat
theGardenBetty
May 31, 2014 at 9:00 amIn case you missed it yesterday: little treasures from the garden. Five Things Friday http://t.co/I8qyb1mird #gardenchat
AngleaWojtczak
May 30, 2014 at 6:40 pmRT @theGardenBetty: Being out in the garden always makes me smile. Five Things Friday http://t.co/NyTUIVDDWr #gardenchat #gardening
FlowerChick826
May 30, 2014 at 6:34 pmRT @theGardenBetty: Being out in the garden always makes me smile. Five Things Friday http://t.co/NyTUIVDDWr #gardenchat #gardening
theGardenBetty
May 30, 2014 at 6:00 pmBeing out in the garden always makes me smile. Five Things Friday http://t.co/NyTUIVDDWr #gardenchat #gardening
theGardenBetty
May 30, 2014 at 12:02 pmA look at the highlights from my week, all from the garden! Five Things Friday http://t.co/MGJG76tmGE #gardenchat #growyourown
Man0fsteel
May 30, 2014 at 11:46 amWhen you have a chance, can you let me know what you do to ‘divide’ your strawberry plants? I have these wonderful italian musk strawberries growing in a similar pot. After a year and a half, they look really ‘crowded’ – They have not produced runners this year…That’s the only way I ever knew how to propagate these things.
Linda Ly
May 30, 2014 at 2:13 pmThese wild strawberries don’t have runners, so I just take all the plants out of the pot and carefully pull them apart. I compost any plants whose crowns are damaged, then replant them into each pot hole. I also dump out all the potting soil, remove roots and other debris, and amend with compost/fertilizer before refilling the pot.
cheri
May 30, 2014 at 7:56 amLooks like your garden is taking off nicely, what an adorable boos you have.
theGardenBetty
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