Why Vegetables Grown Above Ground Are Beloved by Health Nuts
Let’s talk about health. No, I’m not your doctor, and no, I’m not about to make you feel guilty about the fact that you didn’t exercise yesterday. I, too, may …
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The Best Summer Vegetables to Grow for Low-Carb Diets
It's no secret that fresh vegetables are good for you. It's also no secret that many of us don't have enough fresh veggies in our diets. I could leave it …
Delightful Dill: The Herb That Does It All!
Dill’s history reads like the passport of a world traveler. Native to the Mediterranean and parts of western Asia, dill (Anethum graveolens) has been enchanting cooks and gardeners for millennia. …
Roasted Root Vegetables à la Provence
Of all the dishes we learned to prepare in that Lyonnais cooking class, it was the roasted root vegetables that captured the spirit of the French countryside. Tossed with olive …
Sunflower Companion Plants for a Vegetable Garden
Is there any flower more lovely than the sunflower? Famous post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower canvases. It appears on the state flag of Kansas. There’s …
How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
The decision to learn how to grow potatoes in a bag is not one to be taken lightly. Are you short on garden space but still want a crop of …
Easy Ways to Start Growing Vegetables from Scraps
I admit it, I’m a scrapper. I love growing vegetables from scraps. It doesn’t always work, but when it does you get to give yourself a little pat on the …
Community Garden
Javier’s class is digging dirt
in the community garden by P.S. 102 in the Bronx
And Javier says: ''why am I digging dirt, I haven't done anything wrong?'
He knows that men from …
Why Hilling Potatoes Leads to Better Yields
Ever peeked beneath a potato plant and wondered how those humble spuds actually form? Unlike the carrots and radishes in your garden that grow from a single taproot, potatoes have …
What to Plant in April in USDA Zones 9-10
I have to chuckle when I hear you zone 9-10 gardeners talking about your "spring" gardens in April. Let's be honest - you've been at this for months already, haven't …
