8 French Cooking Herbs to Grow to Make Herbs de Provence
I promise this isn’t a fan-girl post about my undying love for Julia Child, but we’ve got to start somewhere! Around the 1960s, Julia Child brought French cooking into the …
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Potatoes Every Day
Potatoes are more than a side dish—they’re a culinary superstar that can bring creativity, comfort, and culture to every meal. Inspired by The Marvelous Potato: A Harvest Story, this week-long …
How to Pickle: 3 Ways
Pickling is so much fun, but there's a lot of confusion around it, so many people are a little afraid to do it! I totally get that too, because fermented …
What Can You Grow in Deck Rail Planters?
I’ve always loved deck rail planters and window boxes. They’re kind of quaint, and they can bring some natural beauty to a space that’s usually ignored. It’s always nice to …
7 Shallow Root Vegetables That Grow Great in Containers and Tough Spots
Nice as it would be, we don’t all have big plots of land and healthy, rich soil to grow our gardens. Heck, some of us don’t have any land at …
The Challenges of Growing Vegetables in Containers and How to Overcome Them
I love growing vegetables in containers. Don’t get me wrong; I couldn’t be happier to have the space to grow a big garden in my backyard, but I’ve always loved …
Buckshot and Runner Beans
Early every Spring, Dad would drive my Uncle Clarence to the Red Mile racetrack to collect a trunkload of manure. Clarence didn’t live out in the country. He was smack …
By Any Other Name
Let’s talk about plant names. It turns out that there’s a lot more to them than just daisy or dandelion or tomato. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s most-quoted line is, …
How to Throw a Backyard Pizza Party from Your Garden
If you have a beautiful garden that you're proud of, you probably like to show it off. Maybe you invite friends and neighbors to pick from your garden, or have …
How to Start Gardening with Grow Bags for Vegetables and Fruits
Are you familiar with using grow bags for vegetables, fruits, or flowers? Grow bags are plastic or fabric-based "bags" made of felt or non-woven fabric, or polypropylene (similar to weed …
