Western Spring: Citrus, Hellebores, and Tiny Green Dreams
The Gentle Art of Mushroom Cultivation: A Late Winter Delight Early March in the West has its own quiet magic. Citrus still glows with a vibrant sheen against glossy leaves, and the nodding heads of hellebores bravely face the persistent rain. Inside, my windowsills are lined with seed trays, each holding the silent promise of summer bounty. It’s this beautiful, in-between season – too early for the fervent rush of tomato planting, but long past the starkness of winter – that has become my secret window for a different kind of cultivation: growing mushrooms. ...