10 Helpful Plants for Bug Control in Your Kitchen Garden
The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets …
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Self-Seeding Vegetables and Herbs
Have you ever gotten so overwhelmed with a cherry tomato plant that you let it go, and then the next spring you had a million little cherry tomato plants trying …
What to Plant in March in Zones 4-6
March in zones 4-6 is when every slightly warmer day has us pressing our noses against windows, watching for the first signs of spring. While our gardens might still be …
How to Grow a Valentine Garden with 16 Romantic Vegetables
You’ve heard of fairy gardens, octopus gardens (in the shade!), and hanging gardens. Now, it’s time to introduce the Valentine garden to the mix. Because honestly, what’s more romantic than …
The Curse of the Unyielding Radishes
I have a confession to make: I'm a compulsive gardener. People often praise my green thumb, insisting that I can coax life from even the most stubborn of seeds. "Valerie …
The Radishing Life: A Love Letter to the World’s Crunchiest Crop
For many home gardeners, radishes are like the training wheels of gardening. They grow quickly, thrive with minimal fuss, and deliver instant gratification. You sow the seeds and in as …
Rad-ish Salsa: The Crunchy Rebel of Dips
There I was, staring at my overflowing radish patch, wondering what on earth I was going to do with all these peppery little orbs. And then it hit me – …
5 Easy Homemade Salsa Recipes to Kick Up Your Snack Game
I've decided that this post is so that you never need to stare at a sad bag of dry tortilla chips every again. And sure, you could grab that dusty …
The Myth of the Black Thumb
I always love the story of a gardening underdog. Gardening offers a unique opportunity to connect with the natural world and express yourself creatively. I enjoy growing flowers, herbs, fruits, …
Radish Salsa
Whipping up a bowl of salsa is probably one of the easiest ways you can spice up any meal. Regular chips sound too boring? Add salsa. Want to give that …
