The Best Soil for an Indoor Vegetable Garden
If you’ve seen one soil, you’ve seen them all. It’s just dirt, right? Is there any reason you can’t use your raised bed soil for your indoor garden? The answer …
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How to Stop Invasive Herbs from Spreading
Invasive herbs? I know that's not how I usually think of invasive species. When I think of invasive species, it's usually things like boa constrictors in the Everglades, carp in …
How to Transplant Herbs into Indoor Pots for the Winter
Nothing beats the taste of fresh herbs and you will never change my mind. And this year, my outdoor herb garden is a thing of beauty. ::brushes dust off of …
How to Repel Rabbits from Plants
Rabbits are the most adorable little critters. They twitch their little noses and hop around, making the world around them seem like an idyllic meadow, even if you’re in an …
The Best Flowers for a Vegetable Garden to Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests
When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She …
Aromatherapy Meets Agriculture
There’s something grounding about snipping herbs straight from your garden instead of tearing open a plastic package. Nurturing tiny seeds into vibrant greens that flavor your next meal feels almost …
Pesto and Walnut Tortellini
This Pesto and Walnut Tortellini dish works because it combines two smart shortcuts: cheese-filled pasta that's already seasoned and a homemade pesto that takes minutes to make. The result is …
Pine by Association: My Life with Rosemary
I can’t honestly say whether my father told me the massive rosemary bush on our front porch was related to the pine trees up in the Sierra Nevadas—or whether my …
7+ Perfect Plants for an Edible Front Porch Garden
I’ll be blunt; if you enjoy cooking, you owe it to yourself to have a garden. I realize not everyone has the space for a big garden in the backyard. …
The 12 Best Blooms for a DIY Cut Flower Garden
Every summer brings that familiar itch to identify every bloom I spot and mentally catalog them for next year's garden expansion. Maybe you do the same? …
