Hooray! You Pumpkin-Spice-latte'd your way through your own apple trees and/or every apple orchard in town and found yourself barricaded in your kitchen with no less than 20 pounds of …
Subterranean greenhouse, underground greenhouse, deep winter greenhouse, or Walipini. If you want to grow vegetables throughout the year, this might be your go-to.
"Walipini" means, "place of warmth" and comes from …
As a lover of garlic scapes—the more-delicious alternative to asparagus—I could hardly believe it when I read today's piece, Scaping Lessons, and learned there are people on this planet that …
I remember watching a film strip (yes, I’m old) in grade school that showed me how people wasted up to four gallons of water if they left the faucet on …
Grocery store tomatoes don’t stand a chance compared to the fresh homegrown variety. From cherry tomatoes grown in containers to heirloom and hybrid beefsteak varieties, nothing beats a tomato grown …
Today's gardening poem about the rich diversity of a garden, "with plants of a hundred families, in the space between the trees," is a lovely reminder of life and death, …
I love deer. They're such graceful, beautiful creatures, and I love looking out of my window and seeing them stroll through the yard. However, I also love my garden and …
If you're new to vegetable gardening, you might see the six-pack of tomato sprouts at your local gardening center and think, "Wow, what a deal!" What you might not realize …
Does the thought of backyard chickens appeal to you? City dwellers interested in country living or those tired of the rising cost of eggs at the grocery store might consider …
Oh boy, gather 'round folks, because I'm about to spill the beans (or should I say, the sweet potatoes?) on my absolute favorite sweet potato pie recipe. Hold onto your …
