Articles by Don Nicholas

Compost Tea and Compost

Compost Tea and Compost

If the full article on compost and compost tea is your gardening textbook, think of this guide as your pocket reference. Pin it on your shed wall or save it  
Brewing Success in the Garden

Brewing Success in the Garden

Few gardening practices deliver more bang for the buck than using compost and compost tea. These two natural powerhouses not only improve soil structure and fertility, but also help your  
The Great Seedling Safari

The Great Seedling Safari

After more decades than I care to count—let’s just call them “mini decades”—I’ve come to accept a hard truth about myself: I have purchased thousands of seedlings.  
How to Grow a Garden-Fresh Salad

How to Grow a Garden-Fresh Salad

If there is one piece of wisdom that has guided both my gardening and my cooking, it’s this: begin with the end in mind. It’s the same advice I’ve heard  
Crazy for Cucumbers!

Crazy for Cucumbers!

If you’ve ever heard a cucumber squeak, you already know they have personality. No, really—pluck one off the vine on a warm afternoon and give it a little rub. That  
Purple Mysteries in the Garden

Purple Mysteries in the Garden

Every gardener has that one plant they fall head-over-trowel for. For some it’s basil. For others, dahlias. But for me—and for a passionate legion of GreenPrints readers—it’s the inimitable, irresistible