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  …

We know fish has plenty of proteins and oils that are good for us, but is fish fertilizer good for our plants? Sometimes it's hard to look beyond the marketing  …

We’ve all had our share of gardening mishaps, am I right? Let’s talk about the time I grew an arbor covered in squash to get one of those magical hanging squash  …

Living in the northeast, I don't take indoor growing of fruits and vegetables that seriously. I consider it more of a hobby than a sustainable source of produce, and maybe  …

A Good-Natured Interview by Don Nicholas, Your Intrepid Gardening Reporter There are many joys in writing—but one of the most delightful, at least for me, is the chance to create characters  …

I promise this isn’t a fan-girl post about my undying love for Julia Child, but we’ve got to start somewhere! Around the 1960s, Julia Child brought French cooking into the  …

If you've ever driven through farm country at the right time, you're already somewhat familiar with cow manure fertilizer. That's one of those rare times in life where I think  …

If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in  …