October's Changing of the Guard in the Garden - Planting Seeds
Time to plant fall greenery. We have just the right weather for putting in a few vegetables to boost the healthy components of winter's dinner table. Chard, kale, lettuce, broccoli raab, mustard, Pak Choi and spinach can be planted in a sunny spot now and still have time to produce baby greens for salads or stir fry. Chard, raab and kale can be used to make fresh rolls filled with cooked, seasoned rice. Raab, rapini or broccoli di rapa, is easy to grow. The new leaves flavor salads and sandwiches, the larger leaves and pseudo broccoli heads can be steamed. Kale has a dozen varieties. 'Lacinato' is cold tolerant and light frost sweetens its leaves. Pak Choi is added Asian soup, steamed with garlic and olive oil or chopped into salad. Spinach lovers don't have to be told about its many uses from vegetarian lasagna to wraps. Prepare and amend a sunny bed. Use leftover veggie seeds from your spring garden or buy a few packs of the ones you know your family will eat. I just...