Gardening in Straw
May 21st, 2013
Planting in straw bales is a hot topic lately. Here’s a look at “conditioning” and some other little factoids you ought to know to make this system work.
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Edibles Category
High-Octane Veggie Gardening
May 3rd, 2012
You might as well get the most production you can out of your vegetable garden if you’re going to the trouble of digging up the ground in the first place. Here are 10 ways that I use…
Fruits You Can Actually Grow at Home
January 11th, 2012
Home gardeners often give up on fruit fast when they find out how hard it can be to grow a decent apple or peach. What not many realize is that there are lot of much easier fruits to grow that we just don’t know about because they typically aren’t available at the supermarket. Here’s a look at some of the worthy lesser-knowns as recommended by fruitsman extraordinaire Lee Reich…
Good-Looking Edibles
January 6th, 2012
Just because a garden is filled with edible plants doesn’t mean it has to be ugly. Once you stop copying farming, it’s much easier to build a yard that looks as good as it tastes.
Unusual Veggies
April 8th, 2010
One of the best parts of growing your own vegetables is that you get to try fun and unusual crops that aren’t even available in grocery stores. Go ahead, experiment. Start with some of these…
Vegetables in Fall
September 3rd, 2009
Don’t be too quick to put the vegetable garden to bed. We normally have at least 5 or 6 weeks of excellent growing conditions in fall. Why waste them? Try replanting the garden with crops that don’t mind it a little on the cold side.
Vegetable Gardening Rebirth
April 17th, 2008
Lots of people are getting into veggie-gardening for the first time… and it’s about time after this was fast becoming a lost art. Here’s why, plus a few thoughts and tips on giving it a shot.
Troubles with Tomatoes
August 16th, 2007
It’s getting harder and harder to grow a decent tomato with all the diseases and other “challenges” out there. Here’s a rundown on what can go wrong and what to do about it.
Herbs for Cooking
June 1st, 2006
You could go to the grocery store and pay $2 or more every time you need a few snips of fresh basil or oregano. Or you could grow enough fresh herbs to flavor a whole banquet right in your own little backyard plot for virtually nothing. Find out how to do it and see what the folks at The Rosemary House say are the 10 best cooking herbs for backyard gardens.
