Dropping temperatures, frigid nights, and short days can only mean one thing! It's time to start thinking about how to design a garden layout. Wait! Don't go! This isn't as  …

I love birthdays, holidays, special occasions, celebrations, dinner parties, and pretty much any other reason to enjoy a time of celebrating with friends or family members. The only issue is  …

Okay, maybe learning how to fertilize container vegetables isn't the best-kept secret in gardening, but for years it sure as heck felt like it. I can't begin to tell you  …

The idea of growing your own food year-round is appealing. I don't mind going to the grocery store, but I also don't know how much I'd miss it if I  …

One of my favorite moments in the depths of winter is when I can start my seeds. That's the instant in time when the countdown begins. I know that soon  …

One of the reasons I love to grow lettuce is that it can withstand some pretty cool temperatures and the shorter days of fall here in the northeast. It also  …

I'll admit that I never thought much about soybeans until recently. I certainly hadn't given much thought to Rhizoctonia root rot. While the disease can impact other plants, it's somewhat  …

As someone who loves to cook and does it a bit for a living, I always need fresh ingredients, especially herbs. As much as I love going to the garden  …

Before you judge my opening comment on vegetable garden layout tools, I should clarify that I'm not opposed to technology. I only call those tools "newfangled things" in jest, and  …

While you may only need sunlight, soil, and water to grow a garden, adding in some organic fertilizer for vegetables and herbs can kick things up a notch. Think of  …