The Greatest Tomato Fight of All Time
Did you know that a festival in Buñol, Spain, called La Tomatina is one big tomato fight, meant entirely for the fun and joy of throwing tomatoes at one another? …
gardening stories
The Best Strawberry-Picking Job
Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to grow. Even though I live in the Northeast, they're one of the few perennial plants that survive over winter and one of …
Corny Gardening Humor for A-Type Gardeners
Do you grow your own corn? I've never had much luck. I've tried sweet corn and the jeweled popping varieties, but never have I been able to grow even one …
A New Way of Protecting Fruit Trees from Frost?
Have you ever gone to extreme lengths when protecting fruit trees from frost? Or any plants from a late or early frost? This year the weather wasn't as unpredictable (and …
The Art of Productive Procrastination in the Garden
Do you ever feel like where you start on a garden project, and where you end, are never in the same place? And probably not even the same project? And …
Are You Harvesting Garlic Scapes Wrong?
As a lover of garlic scapes—the more-delicious alternative to asparagus—I could hardly believe it when I read today's piece, Scaping Lessons, and learned there are people on this planet that …
Pee in Your Garden!
When I woke up this morning, little did I know I'd be telling you all to pee in your garden, but as you'll learn in today's story, "Pee in Your …
Taming the Blackberries: When Backyard Pest Control Turns Cute
When I think of backyard pest control, I usually think of it as a way to get rid of unwanted critters. On a small scale, that might be Squash Bugs …
Caring for Baby Caterpillars In My Garden
I love butterflies. They're like little artistic stained glass windows flitting about the flowers and vegetables. They're helpful, too. Though they aren't the pollinators that bees are, butterflies do their …
How a Reluctant Gardener Became a Fruit God
You don't have to believe in Zeus or Ra to believe that there is a fruit god. In fact, there might be a fruit god somewhere near you right now! …
