15 Best Veggies to Plant in Spring for an Early Harvest
Some delicious vegetable crops can take months to mature. And while I’m more than happy to get my hands dirty and play the long game, I also need to have …
About Amanda MacArthur
Amanda MacArthur is Senior Editor & Producer for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints. She is responsible for generating all daily content and managing distribution across web, email, and social. In her producer role, she plans, edits, and deploys all video content for guides, magazine issues, and daily tips. As a best-selling cookbook author, Amanda cooks using ingredients from her outdoor gardens in the summer and from her indoor hydroponic garden in the winter.
Articles by Amanda MacArthur
How to Deter Slugs and Grubs in a Vegetable Garden
In the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist, Dorothy, and her friends, the Tin Man and Scarecrow, walk through a dark forest, fearing that they may get eaten by …
Call the Hippies! There are Slugs Eating My Garden
Hippies and gardens go together. So do slugs and gardens, even though that's not an ideal match. But how are hippies involved when there are slugs eating your garden? I'll …
How Often to Water Vegetable Seeds
I see it from the corner of my eye, the telltale green sliver poking up from the potting mix. Victory, thy name is Vegetable Sprout! My pride is brimming as …
How to Prepare an Above Ground Garden for Effective Weed Control
An above ground garden is one of my favorite recommendations for folks who want to start gardening but aren’t sure where to begin. For one thing, gardening can be tricky …
Digging Up Gardening Humor in Manure
Cow dung, also known as cow pies or cow manure, is the holy grail ingredient on the farm where the biggest gardens are grown. It's also packed and shipped off …
10 Beautiful Flowering Vegetables (and Herbs)
They say you can’t put pineapple on pizza. They say you shouldn’t have more than two cups of coffee or tea each day. They say you can’t have it all. …
Starting Seeds Outdoors in Containers: A Pro & Con List
Like many things in life, success in gardening is all about timing. Plant your tomatoes in October and it’s unlikely you’ll have much to show for your work. When it …
Welcome to the Salad Recipe Collection
Salads–the unsung heroes of every potluck–are finally stepping into the spotlight, daring you to trade the tired side dish for bold main‑event energy. These five fresh creations prove that tossing …
5 Benefits of Gravity Drip Irrigation Systems for Hillside Gardens
The hills are alive with the sound of…growing vegetables? You may think that living on a hillside is a disadvantage when it comes to outdoor gardening. But there are different …
