I have been growing edibles in my backyard in Southern Ontario for ten years. This post features six that have enhanced my Mexican recipes throughout that decade ... click on title for more
Six Backyard Crops for the Mexican Kitchen
Category: gardening
Poinsettia – A Christmas Miracle?
The poinsettia plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is native to Mexico’s Central and Southern regions, where it was domesticated in pre-Hispanic times, often used to dye textiles and was treasured as a tribute to gods, such as Tonantzin (Our Lady, Our Mother). Last year around this time, I got a large pot with three poinsettias as a rebate at the supermarket, and they are still alive and well ... click on title for more
Garden Update – Still Life
A cool month of June, followed by extreme temperature changes, up and down, caused slow growth in many of my vegetables, and strange development in others ... click on title for more
Garden Update – Dahlias
Dahlia (Dahlia sp.) is Mexico's national flower, a genus of bushy, tuberous plants, native to Mexico and Central America, in the same family as daisies, sunflowers and chrysanthemums. I am growing them in my garden in Canada for the first time, both from seed, and from crowns bought at a gardening centre ... click on title for more
Flower of the Day – My First Dahlia
This year, I am growing dahlias for the first time in my Canadian garden. I bought a packet of mixed dwarf cultivars; I started the seed indoors, and transplanted once the weather was warm, in early June. A few days ago, as seen in the photo above, I spotted my first blossom! ... click on title for more
