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I’m a firm believer that the best gardening books get dirty, dog-eared, bookmarked, highlighted, favorited, and occasionally splashed with tomato juice.
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Garden Planning Tools & Apps for the Savvy Gardener
In the era of smartphones and razor-thin laptops, where convenience and efficiency are prized, gardening enthusiasts often find themselves yearning for user-friendly tools to help them plan and manage their …
The Magic of Plant Empaths
My whole life, people have tried to tell me that things seem to come easy to me, and while I disagree, maybe that's why I love gardening so much; It's …
The Joy of Not Gardening for Life
I love gardening, and it's easy to imagine that I'll be gardening for life. Gardening gives us a chance to commune with nature, grow our own food, and grow our …
Putting It All Together — A Year in the Life of Healthy Soil
If soil could talk, it would remind us that it doesn’t live by days or hours—it lives by seasons. The rhythm of soil care follows the cycles of growth, rest, …
Fall: Putting the Garden to Bed
By the time autumn rolls in, gardeners have baskets of tomatoes, jars of pickles, and maybe a little fatigue in their bones. But while the gardener deserves a rest, the …
Containers: Small Spaces, Big Potential
Not everyone has a backyard or a patch of land to cultivate, but every gardener has at least one thing in common: a container is always an option. Whether it’s …
Raised Beds: Soil Layering, Refreshing, and Renewal
Raised beds have become the poster child of modern food gardening—and for good reason. They’re neat, productive, easier on the knees, and they let gardeners sidestep stubborn native soils. But …
The A-to-Z of Soil Health
Every gardener knows that when you start talking about soil, the conversation quickly fills with words that sound like they came out of a science lab: pH, humus, tilth, mycorrhizae. …
Healthy Soil for a Bountiful Harvest
If you’ve ever come in from the garden with dirt under your fingernails and a smile on your face, you already know this truth: gardening is a partnership. And like …
