It’s Harvest Time! The Best Time To Pull Tomatoes From Their Vines
We’re in peak tomato season, with many plants reaching maturity now. After nurturing our babies throughout the growing season, many …
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5 Cool Ways Gardening Experts Harvest Their Plants
You’ve worked hard in the garden this season, nurturing your plant babies from seed to harvest! But before heading out …
How To Harvest And Store Milkweed Seeds
When I was a kid, I loved opening milkweed seed pods, separating the silky white fibers, and watching them float …
Pollination And Chill Keep Berries Rolling Throughout The Winter
The summer berry season is almost over. For the urban gardener, saying goodbye to fresh raspberries from the balcony or …
Farm To Table: Delicious Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce
The beauty of growing many tomato plants is that you experiment with different varieties and have a consistent crop throughout …
COVID-19: A Planetary Reset Button?
“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase I have read more lately than ever before. Said to be …
The 7 Deadly Sins of Growing
Many of us are familiar with the seven deadly sins. First outlined by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth …
Straw Bale Garden Potatoes
There they are – straw bale garden potatoes, which at first sight are amazingly clean compared to tubers grown in …