Can you eat green tomatoes? Raw? Cooked? Diced into a salsa? Oh, this question is as old as time. What else would we bicker about at our gardening clubs, if  …

There are a few times during the year that I would say almost any garden is an enchanting garden. When the flowers are in full bloom, the foliage is lush  …

When I tell people I grow fresh tomatoes in my basement and harvest lettuce from my kitchen counter year-round, they look at me like I've discovered some secret gardening magic.  …

Garlic has always carried an air of mystery. It wards off vampires in folklore, promises strength in ancient medicine, and flavors nearly every cuisine on earth. But in the garden,  …

When most people think about planting pear trees, one detail often causes hesitation: pollination. Pears are notorious for needing a companion tree nearby, usually of a different variety, in order  …

No, I’m really not here to make your composting life more complicated, even though it may seem like it. Composting is composting is composting, right? Well, yes, it is. But  …

Squash gets overlooked for its versatility and overall yum-factor when it comes to garden vegetables (okay, technically a fruit). Always a bridesmaid, squash is often relegated to “side dish material,”  …

Figuratively. There are things you'll want to know before you "figuratively" jump into open-air composting because I'm guessing you don't want to actually do that.  If you've read more than a  …

I think fertilizer companies have borrowed sales strategies from hotdog bun companies. There’s either too much fertilizer left over, or not enough to complete the task.  I always seem to  …

When we're young, we often don't appreciate the wisdom of what we consider to be old-fashioned ideas. We're ready to move on to new ideas and the modern ways of  …