December 1999/ Janaury 2000

Departments		Page
LETTERS		3
GARDEN VARIETY		4
TIPS		6
Q & A		8
PRESERVING THE HARVEST		44
THE HEALTHY GARDEN		48
SCIENCE OF GARDENING		50
KITCHEN GARDEN FLOWERS		51
Articles		Page
CARROT CULTURE FROM SEED TO STORAGE By William E. Brown Plant them right and pamper them afterward for a sweet harvest		10
DURABLE DRIP LINE By Peter Garnham Custom irrigate your garden with ease and keep your plants evenly moist		16
GARDEN GOOD GUYS By Laura McGrath Chard thrives through the heat of summer and the first frosts of autumn		22
BACKYARD MINI-FARM By George Gutekunst A San Francisco lot transformed into a micro market garden grows greens by the fistful		22
SAVORY VEGETABLE SOUPS By Ken Haedrich A focus on individual vegetables sets these soups apart from the din of a crowded chowder		28
OLD SALEM GARDEN STRUCTURES By John Bray Lashed poles, hoops, and sticks give vining beans and tomatoes handsome support		32
LASHING FOR GARDENERS By Marc Vassallo A genuine lashing is more efficient, more fun to tie, and usually stronger than making it up as you go along		34
PERSIMMONS WORTH GROWING By Joe Queirolo, with recipes by Kathleen Stewart Mild-cliimate Asian varieties have lovely form, sweet fruits, and gorgeous fall color		36
RECIPES
Carrot Timbales		14
Garlic Carrots and Onions		15
Traditional Swiss Carrot Cake		15
Kale and Sausage Soup		30
Leek and Potato Soup		30
Cabbage Paprikash Soup		31
Winter Squash and Corn Soup		31
Steamed Persimmon Pudding		39
Salad of Bitter Greens and Persimmon		40
Persimmon and Fennel Salad		40
Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Chervil		42
New Potatoes with Chervil Vinaigrette		43
Chervil Butter		43

Carrot Culture from Seed to Storage, Durable Drip Line, Garden Good Guys, Backyard Mini-Farm, Savory Vegetable Soups, Old Salem Garden Structures, Lashing for Gardeners, Persimmons Worth Growing, Chervil--the Subtle Herb