About Don Nicholas

Don Nicholas

Don Nicholas serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints. He is an active gardener whose favorite crops include tomatoes, basil, blueberries, and corn. Don and his wife Gail live and work in southern Massachusetts surrounded by forests, family farms, cranberry bogs, and nearby beaches.

Articles by Don Nicholas

Basil to the Rescue!

Basil to the Rescue!

If there’s one green leafy hero that’s always there for me, it’s basil. Whether it’s the sweet, licorice-scented perfume wafting from my raised beds in July or the perky little  …
Pumpkins, Pilgrims, and a Very Good Harvest

Pumpkins, Pilgrims, and a Very Good Harvest

Greetings from the Autumn of 1621! That’s right—your faithful gardening reporter has hitched a ride in a horse-drawn wormhole to bring you a firsthand report from the very first Thanksgiving  …
Snowfall and Sun Golds

Snowfall and Sun Golds

Snowstorms and BLTs don’t mix—or do they? I used to think that tomato season ended with the last hummingbird flight south, when my garden surrendered to frost and the final,  …
Grapefruit Sunshine

Grapefruit Sunshine

I have a theory—completely unproven, but delicious to believe: grapefruit was invented for people who need a burst of joy when the world outside is buried under snow. In the  …
How a Clever Dad Made Chores Feel Like Fun

How a Clever Dad Made Chores Feel Like Fun

Some of our most beloved stories are those that transport us to cherished moments with parents, grandparents, and loved ones—memories wrapped in laughter, hard work, and the simple joys of  …
When Gardening Goes Gloriously Wrong

When Gardening Goes Gloriously Wrong

As a lifelong lover of humor and an unrepentant admirer of farce, I take particular delight in stories that masterfully blend structure, timing, and sheer absurdity. Perhaps it’s the engineer  …