How to Convert a Watering Trough into a Raised Garden Bed
The opportunity for growth is at hand, right out your door, and it can begin by simply transforming a watering trough into a raised...
You Are What You Eat
Methyl bromide has been the fumigant of choice for conventional, US strawberry growers. Plastic row covers are installed and methyl bromide gas injected, sterilizing...
6 Bulbs to Plant Now for Spring
I'll take flowers in any season, but flowers that follow winter always stop me in my tracks. Especially when materializing (as if out of...
Eight Tips to Create a Butterfly Waystation
We've been lucky this year. The honeybees, bumbles and native bees are regular visitors to the garden, but to see a butterfly feels like...
Five Reasons to Weed or Not to Weed
The thought of weeding conjures up all sorts of reactions from people. There are weeding haters, weeding lovers and an entire range of folks...
How to Make a Pallet Garden
Use the space you have on hand, recycle stuff that's free and grow a garden. This DIY vertical planter project is the perfect solution...
Regenerative Gardening: How it Works
Regenerative gardening scales practices common in regenerative farming. But what does this mean and how does it work?
Regenerative Organics for Home Gardens and Cityscapes
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Growing Flowers with Spin: Upcycled Bicycle Gardens
Check out this community inspired project. Curbside, upcycled bicycle gardens along the lanes of Crystal Beach, Ontario. Fab, fun and funky, these gardens are part...
September Garden Checklist
I sometimes think that if months were siblings, September would be my favorite -- especially when it comes to the garden. The high heat...
What to Grow
It's hard to go wrong with black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia spp.). They're lovely no matter how or where you plant them, pairing well with most...
Kitchen Garden: Planting in Galvanized Containers
Growing a vegetable garden in recycled containers is all the rage, but are there risks? I was reminded of this looming question when a...
Tips for Harvesting & Saving Seeds
The process of collecting and saving seeds is a powerful act, igniting a cascade of positive change. On one hand, it might seem like...
9 Learnings from the Butterfly Waystation at Portland Head Lighthouse
Somewhere along the way this summer, in between work and travel, I found myself here, at the Portland Head Lighthouse. I was happy to...
12 Edible Plants That Give More Than They Need
Plants that sip and don't suck? Water is a hot topic. States are competing over water rights, drought in the west continues and growing...
How to Care For Amaryllis So It Blooms Again
The trick to caring for amaryllis from one season to the next is to mimic its natural habits in nature. It's a warm season...
Small Packages
These compact lettuces are a bold mixture of nutty, sun-kissed flavors finishing with unexpected hints of freshly picked celery and crushed pepper. Maybe not...
Biosol or Bust
With fall comes the rush on local supplies of Biosol. We went to get our share. Each visit to the nursery they were out,...
Regenerative Gardening: A Primer for the Home Gardener
Are you a home gardener looking for a regenerative gardening primer? Or are you wondering what regenerative gardening is, anyway? Honestly, I think you’ll...
8 Tips to Prevent Damping-Off of Seedlings
The zeal of greens and other starts emerging from the soil, crisp and bright is something to look forward to. But sometimes our seedlings,...
How to Transplant Seedlings
Whether you've grown your starts from seed or picked them up at your local nursery they'll eventually need to be potted up or transplanted...
