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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 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
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
Too Much Okra
I only got one sentence into today's piece, "My Okra Onslaught," and I knew I could relate. The author, Jean Fritz, makes gumbo once a year, so they decide to ... Read More
Seeking: Plant Friends
Do you have plant friends? I love my plant best friends (or PBFs); They're where I get my cuttings, divisions, and heirloom seeds. In fact, one year, a friend of ... Read More
Oh to Be Loved Like the Foxglove Flower
A Foxglove is a plant whose flower has petals joined together at the base. Foxglove flowers look like the fingers of a glove, or a bell, and are used as ... Read More
Fall is the perfect time for Cooking with Apples
My absolute favorite thing to do every fall is to make an apple pie, or really just about anything with apples. After having fun apple picking, I get to put ... Read More
What Ado About Weeds in the Lawn
Today's piece "Islands of Clover" gave me a good chuckle today, because it's a story about a husband and wife, and a battle over weeds in the lawn that is ... Read More
