February/ March 1999

Departments		Page
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
GARDEN VARIETY		4
Tips		6
SCIENCE OF GARDENING Perfect Tomatoes Come from Unhurried Biochemistry		8
Q & A		43
PRESERVING THE HARVEST Sweet and Spicy Onion Relish		45
MARKETPLACE		46
THE HEALTHY GARDEN A Least Toxic Approach to Pesticides		48
INDEX TO ISSUES 13-18		50
KITCHEN GARDEN FLOWERS Sweet Peas		54
A GARDENER'S JOURNAL Magazine Friends		55
Articles		Page
CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN LETTUCE SAMPLER By Peter Garnham A whole palette of colorful varieties delivers a leafy feast		10
KG REPORTS: MASTERING GARDENING By Ruth Lively If you love gardening and helping others, here's a program for you		15
GARDEN OF GRANITE By Phid Lawless Growing edibles between a rock and a hard place		18
GIVE YOUR COLD FRAME A WARM BED By George Bria Easy-to-install electric cable beats the worst of winter		22
MAKING THE MOST OF GARLIC By Michele Anna Jordan Freshly harvested or cured and stored, Allium sativum shines in the kitchen		24
ALPINE STRAWBERRIES By Lee Reich Intensely fragrant and sweet, these little berries thrive in the shade		29
MUSTARD PACKS A PUNCH By Leann Zotta This herb offers attractive flowers, pungent greens, and best of all -- spicy seeds		32
GET THOSE SEEDLINGS IN THE GROUND By Linda Wesley Whether you raise them yourself or buy them, help ease the way for tender young plants		36
KEEP YOUR CROPS SAFE By Enrique Yglecias A horticultural vault lets plants grow out of varmints' reach		40
RECIPES
LETTUCE SAMPLER Sauteed Shrimp Salad with Curry Cream of Lettuce Soup Vinegared Rice and Lettuce Rolls		13
MAKING THE MOST OF GARLIC Bagna Cauda Pasta with Pancetta, Garlic and Walnuts Garlic Conserve		27
MUSTARD PACKS A PUNCH Dijon Mustard Chinese Hot Mustard Sauce Grainy Orange-Honey-Tarragon Mustard		35
PRESERVING THE HARVEST Pickled Onion Relish		45

Cut-and-Come-Again Lettuce Sampler. Mastering Gardening. Garden of Granite. Give Your Cold lFrame a Warm Bed. Making the Most of Garlic. Alpine Strawberries. Mustard Packs a Punch. Get Those Seedlings in the Ground. Keep Your Crops Safe