Garden Tour: Maximizing the Design for a Small Space
See the design process for creating an efficient garden that will produce pounds of food in a relatively small space.
Mid-late August Garden To-Do List
What to plant, harvest, and tend in your mid-August garden.
Q&A: How do I prepare my soil for fall gardening?
The basics of soil composition and how to keep it healthy through the growing season.
Early August Garden To-Do List
What to plant, harvest, and tend in your early August garden.
Q&A: What ate my tomato plants?
The tomato plants were doing great and now they are just sticks! What happened?
10 Ways To Preserve and Enjoy Your Herb Harvest
Got a big herb harvest? There are so many delicious ways to use it!
Q&A: Should we be planting summer or fall veggies right now? (mid-July)
Answering the big mid-summer question: when is it too late to plant warm-season veggies?
Q&A: What happened to my squash?
My squash: It was fine yesterday and now it’s totally wilted!
Q&A: How do I keep pillbugs out of my garden? Or earwigs? Or slugs?
Creepy crawly bugs in your soil. Are they bad?
Cultivating Community in a Front Yard Garden
A new front yard garden entices neighbors to stop and chat.
Q&A: Should I prune the suckers from my tomato plants?
The Great Tomato Sucker Debate! Here’s why we can’t take a side….
Q&A: How long should I run my drip irrigation?
How to determine the watering schedule that’s right for your garden.
Q&A: Should I plant seeds or seedlings?
How we decide which plants to direct sow and which to transplant into the garden.
Stone and Steel
A new Corten Steel Trio of raised beds adds worn-in charm to an elegant Southern back porch.
Early May Garden To-Do List
Check off these tasks to keep your garden beautiful and bountiful in May.