What’s Growing Now: Alpine Strawberries, Sweet Treat Tomatoes & Ladybugs
It was just last winter when I found this garden. I was out for a run on a nearby trail and there it was -- a set of two, fabulous raised beds, neatly surrounded with...
How to Grow a Small Space Salad Garden
What could be easier than growing salad in a box? It's one of my favorite ways to grow greens, herbs, strawberries, and any other shallow rooted kitchen garden veg -- flowers included.
I've used the...
10 Best Kitchen Garden Herbs
Imagine a garden that elevates everyday living, is a dose of medicine with every bite, and doubles as a pollinator haven. If you grow one thing -- or, in this case, a handful of plants...
How To Grow Rosemary From Cuttings
It's easy to grow rosemary and other plants from cuttings with the simple steps outlined in this video. All you need is a mother plant, or a plant from which to take cuttings, plenty...
How to Grow & Forage: Miner’s Lettuce
Miner’s lettuce is in full swing here in California, especially after a much awaited for rainy winter. It’s growing with a zeal I’ve not seen in years and popping up in places I’d forgotten...
How to Make Paper Pots for Planting Seeds
It's easy to make paper pots for planting seeds. All you need is a can and some newspaper. Add soil and seeds, and you're half way to a garden.
There are many things I love...
The Best Tomato Varieties
With more than 10,000 tomato varieties to choose from, it can be difficult to know which ones are right for you. But the answer is simple. The best tomato varieties are the ones you have...
Transplanting Seedlings vs. Direct Sowing Seeds
Should you chuck seeds straight into the garden or grow them in modules or seedling trays first? Knowing where and how to plant could be the factor that takes your garden from good to...
Worm Composting 101: How to Make & Use a Simple Worm Bin
Once you start composting with worms you'll wonder why you didn't try it sooner. Worm composting is by far one of the simplest ways for recycling kitchen scraps and making soil for your garden...
What to Plant: How to Grow Chard
If you’re planning your spring garden, put Swiss chard on the list. It’s not only delicious and easy to grow, it’s a super food packed with more nutrition than kale. (Yes, it’s true. Kale...
