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Watering Your Oregano Plants

Watering Your Oregano Plants

Caring for oregano can present a similar challenge to basil and other herbs, as proper watering is vital to maintain the health of your oregano plants. Oregano, like all herbs,  
A Tortoise in the Garden

A Tortoise in the Garden

If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in  
Never Turn Away Volunteer Plants

Never Turn Away Volunteer Plants

Have you ever left your garden unattended to go on a quick getaway by yourself, with your friends, or with your family? Maybe you want to be spontaneous and go  
A Midwinter Mystery

A Midwinter Mystery

It felt like a haunting. The chickens, for no discernible reason, had stopped laying eggs. Our rain gutters were suddenly plugged; likewise, and seemingly overnight, the chimney flue began to  
Get your gourd on!

Get your gourd on!

It is officially fall! Oh, how I love this time of year. I love the crisp air, brisk mornings, and crunch of frost beneath my feet. The afternoons bring sunshine,  
My Homemade Deer Repellent (with audio)

My Homemade Deer Repellent (with audio)

The family recently discovered kombucha, the “immortal health elixir” of the ancient Chinese (and a pleasing financial elixir for commercial producers today). Kombucha is a fermented tea, rife with probiotic  
The Green Wars (with audio)

The Green Wars (with audio)

Raising five kids, my father never had much green stuff in his wallet, but he had a green thumb on his hand and “went green” in the 50’s—long before it  
A Habanada Pepper Gone Wrong

A Habanada Pepper Gone Wrong

Some of my favorite stories from GreenPrints are between two partners in the garden, and some grand argument. Why is that? I'm not sure, but it always starts with one  
When Can I Plant Snow Peas?

When Can I Plant Snow Peas?

Those first vegetables of early Spring are like an oasis in the desert. Sunshine on a cloudy day. A smile when you're feeling down. I think that's why so many