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 …
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How to Use Pumpkin in Unique Ways
It's getting to be that time of year when you try to figure out how to use pumpkin, because your pumpkin patch is producing big time ... or you have …
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 …
A Healing Garden for the Weary
Today's piece about a healing garden might need a trigger warning, as beautiful as it is. If you're a woman (or are partnered with one), by the time you reach …
Gardening Humor for “Real” Gardeners
Do you remember when you were a young budding gardener, and you thought, "one day I'll be like those other gardeners, with their perfectly pruned tomatoes, their pollinator gardens, and …
This Is The Wrong Approach To Deterring Rabbits
Some success. Some failure. Lots of attempts. That's pretty much my history with deterring rabbits from the garden. I've had good luck keeping rabbits away with marigolds some years. Other …
Two-Foot Long Garden Mistakes?
I don't know any gardener who hasn't made at least a few good garden mistakes. Sometimes we get lucky and those mistakes turn into fun stories or good lessons. In …
Don’t Get Too Sentimental About Fruit Trees
This article was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, “Sentiment and Fruit Trees.” It was written by Michael Filas and was published originally in 2018, in GreenPrints …
Frustration Is The New Landscaping Inspiration
I don't have many neighbors close by, so most of my landscaping inspiration falls more into the vegetable and flower gardening variety. But a friend who lives in the suburbs …
A Tomato Worm Moth Changed My Life
For most gardeners, the sight of a tomato hornworm is a call to action. These enormous green caterpillars can decimate your tomato plants in mere seconds. (Okay, maybe not seconds, …
