So Much and So Many
Summertime has always meant sun, dirt, and mud to me. It means longer days. Most of all, Summertime means abundance. …
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3 Lettuce Cup Recipes
Lettuce gets a bad rap sometimes. Rabbit food. Mostly water. Flavorless. OK, sometimes that’s true. But also true: there are more delicious varieties of lettuce available than you can shake …
The Love of Dirt
The love of dirt is among the earliest of passions, as it is the latest. Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, …
Atlas, the Kingsnake, and Contemporary Landscaping
I didn't start out to re-landscape the yard. I was just frustrated by our slow—and expensive—curbside trash pick-up. But then came drought, and global warming, and the extinction crisis, to …
Regrowing Green Onions, Carrot Greens and Celery in Water
It seems like a myth that you can just chop the head or behind of a vegetable and it'll just start producing, but it's actually true. And depending on how …
Try to Remember
What did you plant in your garden the year before last? Or the year before that? (And no peeking if you’re the sort of well-organized gardener who keeps notes.) Human …
The Smell and Taste of Soil
In GreenPrints Magazine, our sister publication, Becky Rupp often writes in-depth articles about gardening science or the history behind certain wonders of the garden. This article "The Sweet Smell of Rain" …
How to Grow a Valentine Garden with 16 Romantic Vegetables
You've heard of a fairy garden, an octopus's garden (in the shade!), and hanging gardens. Now it's time to add a valentine garden to the mix. What's more romantic than …
9 Essential Winter Garden Tasks to Prepare for Spring
In the early days of my gardening, I thought that winter garden tasks were pretty limited. Rake up the dead plants, mix some compost into the soil, and then hibernate …
Easy Ways to Start Growing Vegetables from Scraps
I admit it, I’m a scrapper. I love growing vegetables from scraps. It doesn’t always work, but when it does you get to give yourself a little pat on the …
