My seedlings are out-growing their pots
But I have a plan. The abundant spring rains and record heat have pushed my vegetable garden seedlings into...
Category: Gardening
Last Year My Garden Was Much Smaller
My father’s hands wore blisters. Blisters that should have been mine; and would have been mine if I had...
Starting a garden on grass, without digging up the grass.
This method of starting a garden on sod is perfect, as each step builds on the last, so that...
Garden Plans and Markers
After spending two uninterrupted hours working the soil, I left behind a winter’s worth of stress and anxiety. Dirt...
Growth Stocks in a Tough Economy
So, Heinz and Campbell Soup raised their food prices, even though fuel and product costs dropped. Time to start...
Give What You Grow
In my newspaper column this week, I revealed startling facts: There are 800 million people who go to bed...
Ever wonder why we have so many allergies today?
Go read this. Still, all things in moderation, Grandma always used to say. But, maybe we should go ahead...
Making Compost In a Plastic Bag with Leaves
With the economy so tough, it’s satisfying to make something so valuable that requires such a small financial investment....
If you insist, we’ll carve these pumpkins
If I could grow a pumpkin, I would etch my lad’s name in the pumpkin’s green skin when the...