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Jim Long's Columns: May 2013

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Mildew and Root Rot Problems in the Garden. Powdery mildew can affect bee-balm (Monarda) as well as roses, squash and other plants. Cool, damp weather encourages a new set of problems in the garden. We’ve had rains, chilly nights, humid and cloudy days, all things which create conditions for fungus and mildew to grow. If let untreated, either of those can slow down or kill garden plants. There are some simple solutions and remedies that cost little and are effective. Pepper plant suffering from root rot.

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Jim Long's Garden: Dried Apple Zucchini Pie

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Dried Apple Zucchini Pie. 4 cups of dried apples (we got ours from the Amish Store). 2 cups thinly-sliced zucchini. 1 1/2 cups apple juice or water. Juice of 1/2 lemon. 2 rolled-out pie crusts. Combine the apples and apple juice or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add the zucchini slices and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add the lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and flour to the apple-zucchini mixture and stir to dissolve sugar. Im passi...

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Jim Long's Columns: June 2012

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Elements of a Successful Farmers Market. A thriving, robust farmers market is an asset to any community. Farmers markets date back to the beginnings of our nation. Often the market was informal, simply a gathering of farmers who drove their team and wagon to the town square and sold their excess produce. The historic Soulard Farmers Marke. After World War 2, at the beginning of the Baby Boom. Water for vendors and visitors. Here's my list of what it takes for a successful farmers market in a community:.

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Jim Long's Recipes: October 2013

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My Recipes Using Herbs. See my videos on my YouTube channel. Squash Frittata, Beet Cake. Dennis, Betty, Josh and Art (checking his email). A newspaper editor came to the garden this summer for an interview. He asked me why I garden. "You've been doing this every year for most of your life, so don't you get tired of doing the same thing over and over? Fresh from the garden, directly to the kitchen. Frittata, grilled salmon, beet greens and beets, not especially pretty, but tasted good. 4 eggs, beaten.

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Jim Long's Columns: September 2012

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Make Your Own Herb Seasonings. A dark, airy attic is the perfect place for drying herbs of any kind. Lemon balm ready for drying. Italian Seasoning, from my book, Great Herb Mixes You Can Make. Needs (all dried): 2 parts marjoram, 4 parts basil, 2 parts oregano and 1 part crushed rosemary. Depending on the volume you want to make, parts can mean tablespoons, cups or pounds. Springs of herbs ready for drying. You can put about twice this amount in the paper bag. Herbs ready for drying in the car. Once the...

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Jim Long's Garden: Long Creek Herb Farm Garden on a Rainy Day

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Long Creek Herb Farm Garden on a Rainy Day. The Herb Shop where I sell my books and products when we have tours. Gazebo and one of the several gates to the garden. A lightly rainy day in the garden today gives the plants a happy, unusual color. Glad for the rain. Some of the culinary beds. A momma bluebird watches me take photos. Two of the 12 varieties of basil we have this year. These lilies are wildly fragrant in the late afternoon. Cool place to sit under the gazebo. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Jim Long's Columns: September 2013

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For many years I've been growing what was the World's Hottest Pepper, the Bhut Jolokia, or Ghost Pepper. In my book, Make Your Own Hot Sauce. I give some background of the pepper and offer a few recipes in using it in hot sauce. This year for the first time, I'm growing the current record holder for the world's hottest pepper, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. Later today I'll be making a batch of hot sauce with both of these peppers. The two world's hottest peppers. In other words, it's pretty darned hot!

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Jim Long's Garden: October 2014

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Dried Apple Zucchini Pie. 4 cups of dried apples (we got ours from the Amish Store). 2 cups thinly-sliced zucchini. 1 1/2 cups apple juice or water. Juice of 1/2 lemon. 2 rolled-out pie crusts. Combine the apples and apple juice or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add the zucchini slices and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add the lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon and flour to the apple-zucchini mixture and stir to dissolve sugar. Im passi...

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Jim Long's Garden: July 2014

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St John's Wort in the Landscape. We're fortunate to have several St. John's Worts in our area and they are at their finest in mid to late July. This one is known as shrubby St. John's Wort. Shrubby St. John's Wort (Hypericum prolificum). Shrubby St. John's Wort flowers. The late Billy Joe Tatum described the fragrance of these as akin to a pleasant burnt sugar or butterscotch smell. The spent flowers turn a pleasant shade of butterscotch-orange. Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Growing in o...

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Jim Long's Garden: April 2014

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Artemisia - Herb of the Year 2014. From my nationwide survey, read my book by that title, click here for info. French Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus. Another in this family of plants is absinthe (Artemisia absinthium). With delightful gray-green leaves, the plant reaches to about 3 ft. in height and makes an excellent background or foliage plant in the landscape. Leaves of the absinthe plant. Yet another member of the Artemisia family is mugwort, (Artemisia vulgaris). Or go to my Dream Pillows blog.