15 Long Lasting Root Cellar Vegetables and Fruits
There's a true joy in going to the garden and picking some ripe eggplant, tomatoes, and herbs for a late summer dinner. I love walking friends through my garden in …
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Tips and Tales from the New Age of Small Farm Living
In a world where tomatoes are shipped thousands of miles, and honey often hides behind syrupy imposters, small farmers are bringing food production back to the backyard—or at least the …
Tomato Hornworms: Identification, Control, and Their Ecological Role
I'll never forget that morning, my daughter came running in from outside, yelling that I needed to come look at the tomatoes, which I'd neglected for the past week. What …
How Often Should I Water My Plants in the Summer?
Droopy under-watered plants, yellow over-watered plants, is there any balance when it comes to gardening? Basil, my most beloved herb, is notoriously famous for telling me that I love it …
The Greatest Tomato Fight of All Time
Did you know that a festival in Buñol, Spain, called La Tomatina is one big tomato fight, meant entirely for the fun and joy of throwing tomatoes at one another? …
How to Save Root-Bound Tomato Plants Before It’s Too Late
There are some opinions out there about what to do with root-bound tomato plants. Quite a few people seem to believe that the best thing is to just dump them …
The Best Flowers for a Vegetable Garden to Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests
When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She …
A September Stroll Through My Garden
There’s something special about gardening in September. Maybe it’s the gentler sunlight or the way the air smells just the tiniest bit like crisp apples and change. It’s not quite …
Autumn Chores
When I lived in Italy, all the women vigorously Spring-cleaned their houses before Easter. When the houses were spanking clean, the priest would come to them and bless them. Of …
Goodbye, Cruel Tomatoes!
This summer I had a most disgusting experience in my vegetable garden—the kind they don’t tell you about in those cheerful books and glossy magazines. It was back in August. …
