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Basil Bonanza: From Planting Woes to Home Depot Heroics
Hey there fellow food garden enthusiasts! Today, I'm going to take you on a journey through my rollercoaster of experiences with growing common basil this year. As they say, when ... Read More
Garden Rescues Gone Right
Let's talk about the life and times of garden abandonment and garden rescues. See, there comes a time in the life of a garden when you need to take a ... Read More
Gardening with Kids is a Blessing
I like to think that I've done my job as a gardener to at least inspire curiosity in my daughter about gardening. Gardening with kids isn't always pretty, but it's ... Read More
Are Hostas the perfect plant?
I have discovered that my favorite plant to grow is a hosta. This may be primarily because I have not managed to kill it yet, but I think it has ... Read More
A Bumper Crop Bonanza: Conquering Our Mammoth Tomato Harvest
Hey there, fellow food garden enthusiasts! If you're reading this, you probably share our love for gardening and the satisfaction of growing your own delicious, homegrown produce. Well, let me ... Read More
The Best Vegetables to Plant Together for an Unbelievable Harvest
Some things are meant to be together: wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, Simon and Garfunkel, and the three sisters. The three sisters, otherwise known as corn, beans, and ... Read More
The Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health
Gosh, the benefits of gardening for mental health are endless. If gardens were a drug, pharmaceutical companies would be fighting to sell it. If gardens were represented by Big Pharma, I'm ... Read More
The Life and Times of Growing Boysenberries
Are you growing boysenberries? When I was young, we had oodles of berries growing (thanks, birds!), though we never grew boysenberry. My mother taught me never to grow raspberries or ... Read More
Why my ambivalence towards flying squirrels turned to hatred
I am not a person who uses the word hate very often. It is just not a frequent part of my vocabulary. But I will say that I HATE flying ... Read More
Our Pickle Barrel Strawberry Patch
When I was ten years old, my father came up with a brilliant idea that would forever change our backyard and our taste buds: we were going to convert an ... Read More
