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Children Provide the Most Funny Gardening Stories
When I think of how many treasures and funny gardening stories that readers have shared with us over the years, many of my favorites involve children finding their way around …
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DIY Soil Testing for Vegetable Gardens
Before you start applying fertilizers and lime treatments to your soil, take a sample and have it tested, either at home or professionally. Soil tests are like DNA kits for …
The Warmth of Garden Love
I’ve been gardening for as long as I can remember. It’s a tradition in my family—everyone pitches in, whether it’s planting seeds or weeding the rows. My grandparents did it …
A Farm of Love
There are few things in this universe that can create the perfect love story as the people, gardens, soil, and earth in this story. I felt like I just watched …
Potatoes and Possibilities: From the Emerald Isle to Your Table
When my father and I first started our Family vegetable garden in Sacramento, we planted potatoes almost as an afterthought. …
4 Need-to-Knows Before Vegetable Garden Planting
When I started gardening, I considered myself a black thumb and didn't think I could be saved. I vividly remember the many potted tomato plants I brought home from the …
Growing An I Love You Garden
Gardens can be a lot of things to people. They take on personalities both practical and whimsical. There are vegetable gardens and herb gardens that feed us, quite literally. We …
The Bonsai Chronicles
Most wedding ceremonies call for candles or colorful sand, but ours called for a seed. We heaped soil, smiles, and a shower of water on it. We promised to tend …
10 Worst Best Tomato Jokes of All Time
Hey there, fellow garden enthusiasts!
If you're like me, you understand the deep, almost philosophical connection one can have with their tomato plants. There's just something about the sweet smell of …
What to Plant in January in Zones 9-10
Lucky you! While gardeners in other zones are huddled inside with their seed catalogs, January in zones 9-10 feels more like spring in most other places. With daytime temperatures typically …
