i like to learn about weeds so when i saw this revised addition at the library, i scooped it up. i love all the illustrations by Robert Inwood. i just had to share his little skull icons for each poisonous plant. i think they are just lovely. i learned that Robert Inwood also illustrated underground comics, graphic novels, rock concert posters (including Jerry Garcia), and books on carpentry and homesteading.
this one is my fav with the 3/4 view and shading.
this one is my second fav.
this may be my all-time fav.
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i heard about this book on a garden podcast. forgive me for not remembering, but it sounded like something i would really dig, so i ordered it at our library from the MSU library! even though Kentucky is in zones 6 and 7 (SE Michigan is in zone 5) there was still great advice from fellow gardeners and farmers.
rhubarb was still good after the last frost we had. i did not have enough room in the freezer to put up any more. i still had a few bags from the spring harvest. i guess i should have made jam to give away for the holidays. instead i made a crisp with blueberries, peaches (canned), and cherries (canned). we are rebuilding the 14 year old raised beds for spring so the garden now looks like a muddy heap of wood and soil. did you know that rhubarb leaves are great for fighting weeds? You just put them down on top of the weeds and they break down and form a natural mulch. There are other ideas you can find for a natural pesticide but i have not tried that. it involves boiling the leaves. this inherited perennial has brought joy to us, our friends, and neighbors.
collard greens and green onions from the garden with garlic, sea salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
some of the last few tomatoes from the garden for slow roasting with eggplant, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper.
added the fresh basil in the last hour of roasting (total 2 hrs).
into the blender!
homemade sauce for a future cold night!
