Gardening, Page 4

Best Basil Pesto Recipe

It’s amazing how pesto-making can convert a whole basket of basil leaves into just a couple small containers of pesto. But because …

In this week’s Deseret News column, I mentioned the difficulties of picking a good watermelon. One of my readers, Dan Perkins, e-mailed …

I have a cure for the bad-watermelon blues! A watermelon spritzer, or watermelon lemonade. It’s so disappointing when you have your taste …

The 18th annual free Tomato Sandwich Party takes place Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11am – 2pm, at the Grateful Tomato Garden (800 S. 600 …

I recently posted about Easy Zucchini Scalloped Potatoes as a way to use up a bumper crop of zucchini. For last Sunday …

I’ve been getting a steady supply of zucchini from a community garden that I’m participating in, as well as the prolific …

Haight Bench community garden. This summer I became part of a community garden. Years ago someone talked to the owners of a …

Peach tree stump & roots. This photo isn’t some space alien. It’s the roots of what’s left of our peach tree after …

Home canning has come back in style in the past few years, along with the tough economy and the surging interest in …

Sugar snap peas from my garden. Photo by Valerie Phillips I …