Gardening

Learning how to grow carrots can be a challenge for any gardener. Growing this classic root vegetable seems simple, but without careful cultivation, you’ll end up with little harvest to …

It’s true. Gooseberries taste like sour grapes when consumed raw. Yet, when fully ripe, they take on a range of flavors from grapes crossed with plums to Muscat wine-inspired balls …

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a hardy perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. As part of the Apiacaea family, it is closely related to carrot, celery, and parsley. This culinary and …

Potting soil is one of those things you can just never have enough of. Between re-potting plants into bigger spaces, starting seeds, and container gardening, you can go through bag …

For many of us in the northern hemisphere, March is the month of hope. It brings up the eternal expectation that spring is finally around the corner. Which may not …

Pruning roses, fruit trees and other landscape plants is not rocket science. Anyone and everyone can do it. Of course, your success still depends on your willingness to follow a …

Herbs are savory and aromatic plants, grown for flavoring, fragrance, and medicine. About as easygoing as can be, most herbs will thrive with very little intervention from the gardener. They …

You’ve built yourself a raised bed (or maybe you’ve put together one of these ready made kits), you’ve avoided all the common raised bed mistakes, but now it’s time to …

Once you start growing a garden, you will keep finding more reasons to add more and more diverse plants. That’s just the way it works. You get excited by growing …

When you type your query with nimble and curious fingers into a search bar: “why attract earthworms”, what comes up? Why would you want earthworms in your garden? Are earthworms …

Nothing strikes fear into my houseplant-loving heart more than going to water my plants and finding the tell-tale signs of spider mites. Leaves that were lush and green start to …

There’s nothing better than picking fresh lettuce, peas, and radishes from your windowsill in the middle of the winter. Yes, you heard correct, your windowsill. We all know you can …

You want to provide your family with the best non-toxic cleaning products. Why not grow your own? We’re not talking herbal remedies here, but rather a natural sponge that makes …

The ability to grow your own food is a right, as much as it is a privilege and a duty. And it isn’t something that some of us are willing …

Strongly flavored and incredibly versatile, onions (Allium cepa) are a hardy, cool season crop closely related to garlic, leeks, and chives. Onions have been cultivated and selectively bred for at …

Following a plant spacing guide to plan your garden is like copying a recipe in a cookbook. Your harvestable results will vary based on personal skills and ingredients – the …

A new year means a fresh green start to your garden. The land of opportunity and of glorious harvests. Planning for the best is always an optimistic view to strive …

Chances are, if you’ve tried to buy seeds online this year, you’ve been met with a landing page saying you’ll have to come back later or that variety after variety …

With the end of winter almost in sight and visions of planting soon underway, it can only mean that February is upon us. February is the still time for planning …

There’s no competition—tomatoes win the title of the most popular garden crop. This South American native plant comes in thousands of varieties, ranging from the candy-sweet Sungold to the bumpy …

It’s such an incredibly tiny act. We can be standing by while it’s happening and not even notice. Pollination. Almost three-quarters of the crops we grow for food are pollinated. …

Gardening “up” instead of “down” in raised beds simply means the growing medium is elevated above ground level. At its most basic, raised gardening can be achieved by mounding up …

As outspoken as I am, I’m rather unconfrontational. When it comes to causes I believe in; I’m more of a quiet revolutionist. And that’s why I’m on board with guerilla …

Ground covers are low-lying plants that spread by creeping along the surface of the soil. Spanning beautiful flowering plants that carpet the landscape to handsome foliage that brings texture and …