Monthly Archives: July 2008

Mining for Yukon Gold (potatoes)

by Johanna Silver, Sunset test garden coordinator When are potatoes ready to harvest? Wait until a couple of weeks after your crop has finished flowering (or maybe even fruiting). Dig your hands through the soil for a few test taters. Keep watering them regularly if you want to grow them larger. If you’re happy with the size then it’s time [...]

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Apiary airconditioning

During the hot days of summer, the hives are fairly roaring with industry. At midday you can hear it from five feet away: a steady, low hum, like machinery in a distant factory. (This is a sound entirely different than the high, warlike warning they make when they’re irritated at us). Our girls are busy, despite the heat, and the [...]

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It’s time for the feast: Here’s the menu we made from our garden

At last, after much trial and error, we eat! See how our crops became a summer feast. | Jump to the recipes. Coming up next: How we’re eating from the garden every day. Veggie-garden primer | Sunset guides to growing edibles

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Team Sunset plants a victory garden in front of San Francisco City Hall

The team considers their edible garden right below the Mayor’s office. Results will help feed people. More Download a plan for your own circular edible garden.

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