Sometimes in the Garden Big Things Come in Small Packages
I love going on road trips across the country and checking out every plant shop I pass by. I have driven to Florida and picked up citrus trees at the …
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Some Composting Mistakes Are Tastier Than Others
Composting mistakes happen. Some of those mistakes are pretty minor, like when you spill your cup of freshly squeezed rosemary lemonade into the compost pile on a hot summer day. …
This Countertop Compost Machine Turns Scraps into Compost in a Few Hours
It's safe to say there's no gardening gadget or device I love more than the countertop compost machine I'm sharing with you today. Instead of keeping a stinky compost bucket …
Spring Composting: A Do It Yourself Guide to Homemade Fertilizer
Ah... the sweet sights and sounds of spring. It's the time of the year when robins are plucking worms from the grass, tulips and crocuses are in bloom, our radishes …
The Best Compost Ingredients for Making Black Gold
If there is a magic formula to a bountiful vegetable garden, compost has an honored place in the mix. Good compost is rich in the nutrients your plants need to …
An Easy No-Dig-Gardening Guide
I'm going to say right up front that when I first came across the concept of no-dig gardening, I had visions of skipping through the meadow sprinkling seeds like fairy …
5 Tips for Growing a Healthy Harvest of Onions This Year
Want healthy onions? Plant them in the right place, at the right time, in the right soil! Growing onions isn't very hard, but like all of us, they have preferences …
How—and When—to Water Your Onion Plants
Onions need consistent watering, especially during the growing season—but you don’t want to soak them. Too much water is as bad—or worse—than too little. About an inch a week is …
My Precious Purple Hull Peas
Last Fall my sister and I decided to travel to South Carolina to visit her son and his family. I drove from western Arkansas to her home near Springfield, Missouri, …
The Plant That Was Held Prisoner
Before I get to this week’s Exciting Episode, I have to brag about my tomatoes. Almost everyone I spoke with said that this past year’s tomato harvest was awful. Mine …
