This Year's Favorite Plants
Most gardeners play favorites. I know I do. Do you have favorite plants? Among the flowers I would have to list zinnias, phlox, lilies, daffodils, Joe Pye weed, Euphorbia marginata , Tatarian aster , hydrangeas, amaranth, Esperanza , daylilies, million bells, petunias, red milkweed, and, well, there are too many aren't there? Among the herbs, all the basils, rosemary, thyme, monarda, chives, oregano, parsley, borage, fennel, dill, and what else? Favorite vegetables to grow? Broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce, chard, kale, wax beans, green beans, snow peas, leeks, peppers, garlic and if I could master growing them I would say tomatoes. This year one of my favorites is the Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash, also called Green-striped Cushaw . This is today's harvest and this isn't the only harvest we have had. So far it has made its way into soup bowls with sour cream on top. Today, it was simply baked, then peeled and salted. Delicious both ways. Another grower said she made pumpkin br...