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stashing tender plants, (and pink applesauce) like mad! the how-to's
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I get asked two questions a lot when people visit my garden: "Where did you get that plant?" and, "Where do you put all those big pots of tender things in winter?" The answers to both questions lead back to one old friend in particular, Dennis Schrader, whose wholesale nursery on Long Island is where many of the favorite "investment plants" I try to carry over year to year put down their first roots, and whose expert overwintering advice I got on the latest edition of my radio show. Plus: Win Dennis's classic book, "Hot Plants for Cool Climates." All his wisdom is here.
 pink 'po sauce, my family's way
My family cals it 'po sauce, with the "po" representing the last syllable of the word "apple," the way my beloved niece pronounced it when she was small. Yesterday, as I hurtled by to give a lecture out their way, I met my brother-in-law at Exit 9 off I-90 to deliver the first load of Pink 'Po Sauce that started life on my century-old trees. Sigh of relief: 11 quarts and 5 pints moved from my freezer to theirs. It's applesauce time, and here's how that goes (including a raspberry variation from my friend Katrina).
miss it last time? more goodies
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