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April 2009
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Luxury from the Garden
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The jewel-like fruits of
Alpine strawberries (Fragaria Vesca
Sempervirens) are a special delicacy you can enjoy every summer. They grow in
tidy mounds perfect for pots or edging pathways and borders, covering themselves
with little white flowers with gold centers which soon turn to tiny red fruit
about the size of a thimble, and produce all summer long, right up to frost.
Our variety is called "Mignonette" which is popular in France and Holland,
but little known here. It has an intensely concentrated flavor with a taste that
seems to combine the essence of strawberries, roses and pineapples. A truly
sublime treat.
Read Renee's
Article
Grow Alpine Strawberries for true luxury from the garden
for further information, and
view the seed packet for growing details.
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colorful nasturtiums
3
color carrots
golden beets
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In the Trial Garden
Trial managers Lindsay and Mila are in the process of
direct sowing a wide array of colorful spring crops. There are
nasturtiums in different new color combinations, colored carrots in lots
of hues to grow and taste, new varieties of baby lettuces and golden
beets from a small American breeder, innovative purple-stemmed Pac Choi
and dark purple mustard from Japan, French shelling peas, baby Napa
cabbages from Taiwan, new Italian salad leaf mixes and some
exceptionally disease resistant American baby spinach. We drip irrigate the trial garden, so it's always a chore to make
sure all the tape is in good shape and properly positioned. Lindsay has
grafted some Bosc pears on our Asian pear fruit tree and we planted
a self-pollinating sour cherry tree and a new weather resistant apricot.
I'm hoping this will mean lots of jam in the future!
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Recipe of the Month:
Caramel
Custard Cups
 The
perfumed flavor of the Alpine strawberries garnishes these homemade
caramel custard cups.
In Renee's Blog
"Pack Trials"
A Showcase of New Varieties |
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 Renee in the
News:
Plenty of helpful tips are offered in John Hogan's article for
The Grand Rapids Press "Join
Other Americans Planting Vegetables".
Holly Hayes, of the
San Jose Mercury News, looks at the growth in home gardening in
"Growing Green to Save Green".
Kimberly L. Jackson, with the
NJ. Star-Ledger, has gathered some good suggestions in
"A Few Ideas to Start Gardening Earlier".
Renee will give an illustrated presentation on "Gourmet
Gardening" at the Fellows Riverside Gardens in Youngstown, Ohio on 4/16 . On
4/30 , she will participate in the Williamsburg Garden Symposium in
Williamsburg, VA. Her presentations include "What's New and Unique from Seed"
and "Heirlooms and Hybrids: What's Best for the Home Gardener".
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