Soil Sample Tools and Timing
Fall is a Great Time to Test Your Soil For many garden enthusiasts in the Northern Hemisphere, the arrival of Fall means the growing season is on the wane. It’s …
Vertical Wall Gardens Maximize Growing Space Indoors and Out
Here a garden, there a garden, everywhere a garden-garden! On the wall and down the hall, wall planters create lovely vertical wall gardens and are especially helpful when you’re short …
Growing Kohlrabi Greens and Stems, a Gangly Plant With Beautiful Benefits!
Another cancer-fighting, fat burning cabbage cousin. Before we started growing kohlrabi greens and root, we researched the kohlrabi health benefits. It turns out that kohlrabi greens and the bulbous stem of this funky …
Which Vegetables Grow in the Shade?
Shade Loving Vegetables If you’re wondering which vegetables grow in the shade, you’re not alone. Many people live in homes in established neighborhoods with huge mature trees casting long shadows across …
Rain Gardens Direct and Conserve Rainwater While Cleaning the Environment
Rain Gardens are Beautiful, Practical and Environmentally Friendly! Rain gardens are a brilliant idea designed to grow plants with the flow of rainwater. Instead of fighting Mother Nature, work with …
Jewelweed, Good for Poison Ivy Rash & So Much More!
Jewel Weed – The Touch-Me-Not Plant That Heals Talk about companion planting… jewelweed (or jewel weed, if you prefer), is one of nature’s fantastic companion plants! But what is jewelweed? …
Growing Goji Berries and Goji Berry Health Benefits to Know
The Mighty Goji Berry Benefits Worth Knowing We’re glad to be growing goji berries, and plan to add more for the many goji berry health benefits. If you’re looking up …
Growing Dandelions to Eat for Food, Medicine and More
If you’re wondering if dandelions are good for you, the answer is a resounding YES for most people. Growing dandelions to eat is some of the cheapest superfood you can …
Profitable Micro Farm – The Market Gardener
Small scale farming can be productive, fun and profitable. If you think you need a lot of land to earn a decent living from farming, we’ve got good news. You …
Square Foot Gardening – Benefits and How To
Mel Bartholomew 1931 – 2016 The founding father of Square Foot Gardening, also known as SFG, Mel Bartholomew, died on 4/28/16 at the age of 85. The passing of a …