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In produce markets, sweet potatoes are often labeled as yams, but the two are not the same and have very different tastes and textures. In general, sweet potatoes have a moist, sweet interior whereas yams are starchier, more like true potatoes.
Sonoma County is a great place to live. If we are so inclined, we can food garden all year. Each month there are vegetables that can be planted along with many hardy herbs.
Onions vary considerably in several ways, prompting gardeners to make selections carefully. There are differences in color, pungency or sweetness, bulb size and shape, and suitability for storage.
When annual herbs disappear from garden beds and perennials are cut back for a rest, indoor herb gardens bring freshness and flavor to the kitchen. Making a few adjustments to their care is all it takes to keep favorite herbs at hand for clipping.
Somewhat surprisingly, rhubarb is a member of the buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family. It traveled west from central Asia with Marco Polo and was brought to North America by Benjamin Franklin. Its unique tangy flavor is sometimes enjoyed sweetened as a relish but more often in pies and desserts.
Free home garden consultations to create a beautiful low water use garden offered by the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County in partnership with Sonoma Water and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership.
Tarragon is one of the four ingredientsalong with parsley, chives and chervil in fines herbes used in classic French cooking, but it can stand on its own as an aromatic flavoring for meat, fish, eggs, and many vegetable dishes. Plants must be acquired carefully to avoid those that lack flavor.
Carrots have been a staple food for centuries in Europe, Africa, and Asia for their easy care, nutritive value, and versatility in food preparation. Their rainbow of colors attracts gardeners today, a feature popular with children for snacking and growing in school and home gardens.
By SCMG Electra de Peyster 1. Cover all the holes with soil. When new holes appear you know that those tunnels are active. 2. Use two mouse traps for each hole. Each mouse trap should be drilled with a hole to accommodate a 4 inch nail, so trap can be secured in soil. 3.
