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August 2009 - Lawanda's Garden

Month: August 2009

Edamame

Posted on  August 19, 2009  in Newspaper Columns

      One of my favorite fresh vegetables coming out of the garden this time of year is edamame.  It’s a garden soybean, pronounced “eh-duh-mah-may.”  Edamame translates as “beans on branches.”        Regular soybeans are allowed to dry on the plants before processing but edamame pods are picked green.  In Japan the pods are popped open [Continue]

Chamomile

Posted on  August 18, 2009  in Newspaper Columns

      Have you seen those little white daisy-like flowers growing in the gravel at the very edges of country roads?  That is the herb chamomile.  You can grow a taller, prettier version in your garden. There are a few different types of chamomile with many different common names, but for simplicity here, we’ll talk about [Continue]