Fall is the Perfect Time for Planting a Salad Garden August 30, 2021 Is your summer garden winding down? August is often when many bush bean plants – which only produce for about 3 weeks- start slowing…
Increase the Harvest on Pepper Plants July 26, 2021 How do you increase the harvest on pepper plants? Let’s face it. Peppers aren’t the easiest plants to grow in our gardens. They often…
Growing Pumpkins from Your Own Seeds June 10, 2021 So, you’ve saved your first pumpkin seeds! Or, maybe you’ve got that pumpkin from last fall still sitting by the back door, melting into…
Tomato Disorders and How to Resolve Them May 24, 2021 Tomatoes can be finicky. Even though it is relatively easy to grow a nice big leafy plant, sometimes there are tomato disorders which rear…
Growing Your Own Rabbit Garden May 10, 2021 So, you have your herb garden, and your veggie garden. You may have a salsa garden or even a beer garden. So… why not…
Armenian Cucumbers April 29, 2021 Armenian Cucumbers are popular cucumbers around here. Easy to grow, heat tolerant and disease resistant, and never bitter. But here’s a secret – although…
Micro-Farming: The New Trends, Benefits, and Tips for Success April 21, 2021 Much has been written over the past year about urban farming. And for good reason. Urban farming allows city and suburb-dwellers to make sustainable…
Our Favorite Tomato Varieties March 23, 2021 Are you getting your garden ready for spring? Have you started sprouting your tomato plants? If you are still looking around for some good…
Paperwhites March 17, 2021 Probably more than any other flower, paperwhites signal that spring is near! These charming harbingers bring so much cheer to your garden in February…
10 Smart Shrubs to Add for Instant Curb Appeal March 2, 2021 Are you thinking about spring and sprucing up your landscape? Or maybe you are getting your property ready for sale, and you need to…
Why Rabbit Poop Makes the Best Fertilizer February 1, 2021 We love our rabbits! They add wonderful diversity to the landscape, and are sweet pets. But my favorite thing about our long-eared friends? Their…
5 Strategies to Reduce Food Waste going to Landfills January 6, 2021 I often think about ways I can reduce food waste. Compostable yard trimmings and food scraps make up the single largest component of the municipal…
Unique Up-cycled Planters December 22, 2020 Looking for a way to up-cycle those odd cast-offs and keep them out of the landfill? Turn them into cool, unique planters. Or maybe…
4 Ways to Preserve Chili Peppers September 29, 2020 Even though we harvest them in late summer, preserving your chilis lets you enjoy the flavor of peppers all year long. There are a…
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Garden Crops August 25, 2020 Updated 9/8/2021 – How Wildfire Smoke Affects Garden Crops I’ve been seeing so many images out on social media of your gardens with hazy,…
How to Get More Fruit on your Tomato Plants July 27, 2020 So, you have a nice looking, healthy tomato plant. There are lots of leaves but just no fruit. You ask yourself, why aren’t my…
