When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She  …

It’s no secret that I love compost. For those just getting into gardening, compost is decomposed organic matter that can be used as a soil amendment in garden beds and  …

This year, for the fourth year in a row, I embarked on the journey of growing watermelons. The first year, I grew watermelons I had no business trying to ripen  …

If there's one thing we know about potatoes, it's that they need to be kept cold, humid, and dark to survive a long winter. Otherwise, they're likely to turn green  …

I'll admit, I spent years wondering how to prevent moldy soil in my container gardens. At times it felt like a losing battle, and I'm sad to say that more  …

I often save some of my produce for the local wildlife. I imagine they will eat from my garden one way or the other, so I might as well give  …

On my quest to learn how to preserve zucchini and summer squash, I had to pause for a moment and think about why it was so important to me. One  …

Let’s just get this out of the way, produce is expensive at the grocery store. Last time I went through the checkout, I thought I must have paid for someone  …

We all know how wonderful sun-ripened tomatoes are when we enjoy them right from the vine. Biting into a homegrown tomato is, without doubt, one of the most exquisite experiences  …

Walking into a traditional British pub, you'll almost certainly find scotch eggs on the menu – those golden, crispy spheres that look deceptively simple but pack incredible flavor. Despite the  …