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Will there be cotton?
ByVivianLast cold and rainy Summer was not the best time to move from edible gardening to wearable gardening but by September last , the cotton did bloom. It didn’t have time enough time to set cotton though. This year in early April I sowed Nankeen, Erlene’s Green,and Red Foliated cotton seeds on my window sill. Being a particularly…
A toast to the tomato: tomato tasting, part 3
ByVivianThis is the recipe I created after last year’s tomato tasting . I used cinnamon bread because the taste of cinnamon and basil are reminiscent of each other. Cinnamon French Toast topped with Tomato Salad Make a tomato salad following “The Remains of the Day” blog post For each serving cut 2 pieces of slightly dry cinnamon bread…
VIDEO: Growing Cotton in Your Front Yard
ByVivianLearn how to plant and grow cotton, and what you get after it has blossomed. Please also join Vivian Reiss Landscapes Facebook page: facebook.com/VReissLandscapes.
Tomato tasting: Part 4; Goddess Salad
ByVivianAriel and Rachel have been friends since they met at Frosh week at university. The two would sit at my kitchen island as I fed them delicacies that I had just cooked. Rachel would sometimes refer to me as “The Chocolate Goddess.”I think that would have been after I served them the Rocky Road Brownies I made for special occasions. They…
Of Rye and Radishes
ByVivianRye in my garden This morning looking out at my garden, I noticed that the rye was ripening in the paisley bed near the elephant. How did that happen? Just yesterday I had pulled out the maple syrup taps from the maple tree. Meanwhile, on the boulevard in the front yard, my Spring planting of…
In my garden:The corn is definately higher than an elephant’s eye
ByVivianThe front yard and boulevard have become a destination garden for many. Among the streams of admirer’s yesterday an elderly couple remarked, “Your corn is higher than an elephant’s eye.” Behold the scientific study in my garden.

