What is My USDA Planting Zone?
The mysterious USDA planting zone (aka plant hardiness zone) isn't all that mysterious once you get to know it. It's like the overlooked love interest in every 80's RomCom. Always …
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10 Vertical Vegetable Garden Design Ideas for Small Spaces
My first apartment had a porch the size of a thimble and a backyard with only 10 square feet of green space. At the time, it didn’t occur to me …
Thinking Ahead: Planning Your Late Summer and Fall Garden
I've always found joy in the rhythms of the seasons. While some may think gardening is a summer affair, those in the know understand that the fun doesn’t stop when …
Planting Vegetables in the Fall: Easy Crops for Now and Later
Some people think that gardening is a summer’s game, but not only are there such things as succession crops—which you plant in the same place as your spring crops—but you …
7 Tips for Selecting Seeds for Planting Heirloom Vegetables
Am I the only gardener who starts selecting seeds for planting the following season before I've harvested what's currently growing? I'm going to guess not. It's one of the joys …
Understanding Partner Planting for Your Garden’s Survival
I love how something so simple as a little seed, with some soil, sunshine, and water, can grow into a bountiful tomato plant or ears of corn or a dozen …
How to Transition to Planting Vegetables at Home Instead of Buying Them
If you think planting vegetables at home will be hard, try planting vegetables on Mars. In the 2015 movie, The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) is assumed …
Late-Season Crops for Planting Vegetables in the Fall
Usually by the time fall rolls around, we gardeners start thinking about cleaning up the soil, putting the tools away for the season, and daydreaming about buying seeds for next …
