The Easiest Vegetables to Grow in Pots
One sunny day in late summer, I went to visit a city-dwelling friend. We went for a walk, and I noted a few porches with a random tomato plant or …
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Grow This, Not That: 12 Healthier Garden Vegetables to Grow and Enjoy
When it comes to starting a vegetable garden, the options can seem overwhelming. With so many delicious and nutritious vegetables to choose from, it can be challenging to know where …
10 Fruits and Vegetables to Plant in June
Some plants like the cool weather, while others prefer the heat. Some plants are easy to start indoors, like tomatoes, and others prefer to be planted directly, like beans. One …
How to Plant a Food Garden According to Your Palate
Winter is the season of garden planning, and once the holidays are over, I like to sit down and dream about what my garden will look like in the spring …
Surprise Butternut Squash Soup
I love surprises. It’s just something I never get tired of! When I tried this recipe for butternut squash soup, I was a lot more than pleasantly surprised with the …
25 Types of Powdery Mildew-Resistant Squash
It's the bane of every gardener who loves winter squash: Powdery mildew. If you grow winter squash, you've almost certainly seen it. Those broad, lush leaves begin to look like …
Breaking Ground and Building a New Garden
Ouch, the pain of moving and building a new garden—I've felt that before, have you? In my case, the yard we moved into had been perfectly manicured before we arrived …
Pumpkin Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions and Bacon
When the pumpkins are ripe, and the harvest is abundant, my favorite dish to make over and over again is Pumpkin Grilled Cheese. That's right! You thought I was going …
What to Do With Extra Garden Vegetables
Some years, everything comes together. The temperature is just right, the humidity is perfect, your watering system is spot on, the pests leave your garden alone while the bees and …
Red Curry Coconut Zucchini Noodles
Red curry dishes are my go-to at any Thai restaurant. There's just something about the spicy and the sweet mixed together in one dish that makes it impossible not to …
