10 Best Herbs & Vegetables to Grow in Shade
The first garden I planted got morning sun, but a mostly shady afternoon, and let’s just say my harvests mostly came up empty-handed. And I was particularly devastated when I …
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How to Use Animal Manure as Fertilizer for Food Gardens
Using manure as fertilizer is not new. Commercial farms have done it for ages. But given that most of us home gardeners don't have the same space or tools as …
7 Tips for Micro-Gardening Indoors
Micro-gardening? Yeah, it's pretty much what it sounds like, although micro-gardening indoors is somewhat of a variation on the original design. The idea of micro-gardening began as a way to …
Victory Gardens in the City Have Something to Say
According to the USDA, 15% of the world's food supply is grown in cities. Take that folks who think city slickers can't grow real food, eh? With an indoor hydroponic …
The 5 Best Watering Cans: Gardener-Approved!
I'm not quite sure why I own so many watering cans, but my first guess is that I need a support group. My second guess is that I've spent a …
10 Summer Garden Chores for a Happy Garden
If you want a happy garden, you can't really set it and forget it. If you ignore your garden for a few days in mid-summer, especially if you go away …
Eating the Rainbow
A lot of nutritionists these days are urging us to eat our way through the color wheel. The Seven Day Color Diet, for example, first popularized in 2003, suggests choosing …
Vegetable Seed Spacing Guide to Avoid Overcrowding
I'll be the first to admit that one of the things I've struggled with in the garden is vegetable seed spacing. No matter how many times I plant veggies and …
The Summer the Animals Came Close
For 25 years, my husband and I have gardened, composted, and planted natives on a quarter acre in our small Oregon city. We shaped the yard into zones, raising veggies, …
Buried by Cucumbers
Almost 40 years ago, I went to school for horticulture, a two-year, hands-on program at the University of New Hampshire. During the Summer between those two years, we had to …
