What to Plant in April in USDA Zones 7-8
I'll admit it - I get a touch of garden envy scrolling through social media in April, watching you lucky zone 7-8 gardeners already digging in your sun-warmed soil. While …
spring gardening
What to Plant in April in USDA Zones 4-6
There's something quietly thrilling about those first April mornings in the garden. After what feels like an endless winter of thumbing through seed catalogs and sketching garden plans on scraps …
What to Plant in March in Zones 7-8
March in zones 7-8 is when the rest of the country is still dreaming of spring, and you can already get your hands dirty! While northern gardeners are starting seeds …
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 …
5 Reasons to Try Soil Solarization This Year (and 3 Reasons Not To)
Ta-da! That's what my daughter says when she presents a magic trick. Pull a coin from behind my ear, and you'll soon hear "ta-da!" A rabbit pulled from a hat …
A Spring Gardening Checklist to Grow Your Best Plants Ever
Friends, it is officially spring. The sun is out, the skies are blue, and the local flora and fauna are appearing. There's a robin in a tree near my window …
Safe Space
My mother is a gardener, my grandmother was a gardener, my great-grandmother was a gardener. Not me. As a small child, I helped my grandmother weed and water the plants. …
