We love when we get great helpful comments from our readers. As you well know, you're never a perfect gardener, so I learn a ton from reading your comments and  …

Is there any friend better than a gardening friend? I think not. Over the years I have gotten bundles of seed garlic, bounties of heirloom seeds, and cuttings from my  …

When is the best time to fertilize plants in your vegetable garden? In truth, that's a bit of a trick question. There are several factors that go into the fertilizer  …

Am I the only gardener who starts selecting seeds for planting the following season before I've harvested what's currently growing? I'm going to guess not. It's one of the joys  …

There are some garden talks that couldn’t have occurred in any other place. Most of my fondest memories, with the exception of my children being born, have taken place in  …

I'll be the first to admit that when I'm thinking about how to design a vegetable garden, my first thoughts are about the vegetables I want to grow. If time  …

Gardeners love worms. They aerate the soil, provide nutrients that plants need, and help keep the soil healthy. So a garden with lots of worms in the soil is almost  …

Have you thought much about how to preserve asparagus? I admit that I used to only think about asparagus as something to enjoy in early spring. But it sure is  …

For those of us who love gardening, we know why. It’s easy on our nervous systems, which is the center of how we engage with the world. There is no  …

When it's the seed-starting time of the year, it feels like a fresh start, doesn't it? You fill your pots and seed trays with sterile soil, baby your seeds until  …