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Homegrown/Homemade: Peas

Danielle Sherry, contributor | March 20th, 2010

Welcome to the first episode of Homegrown/Homemade. We'll be following a gardener and a cook as they plant, maintain, harvest, store, and prepare garden vegetables. Peas are planted early in the season, so we're beginning with peas.

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Spring Green

susan belsinger, contributor | March 19th, 2010

Spring is in the air! It is time to start foraging for new plant growth and harbingers of spring in our gardens—celebrating green.

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Plant a Spring Container Garden

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 18th, 2010

If you’re itching to start your spring planting, but the garden soil is still too wet to work, a spring container garden may be the perfect solution.

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Mini-hoop House

Ellen_Kay, member | March 18th, 20104 comments

This is a picture of the mini-hoop house I built myself. I am not very handy with tools, but set my mind to it. The box is 12 ft. x 4 ft. x 12 innbspMy...

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Tomato Musings

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 16th, 2010

Tomatoes are truly the headliners of the show in my Victory Garden.

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QUESTION: Planting peas & tomatoes

Mosey, member | March 14th, 20103 comments

I had a terrible yied on my pea crop last year. I am in zone 6 and started my peas indoors and transferred them outdoors. They did very poorly. Can you offer any...

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Chives Are a Must-Have in the Kitchen Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 13th, 2010

I'm always looking for more ways to seduce the good guys to my garden.

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QUESTION: When is it too early to start...

susie_y, member | March 12th, 20102 comments

I am in a zone 6 area (just moved here, havent had a full season yet)...I am very eager to start a vegetable garden, I have started a lot of seeds and they are all doing well indoors on a windowsill...

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Grow a Spring Centerpiece

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 11th, 2010

Growing a spring centerpiece from carrot tops is a fun way to recycle kitchen discards and get kids interested in the science of growing plants.

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DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 10th, 20102 comments

Here's an a-frame trellis design your climbing veggies will love you for.

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Vegetables with Fun Names for Childrens' Gardens

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 9th, 2010

Let your kids plant Green Zebras, or Dragon's Tongues, or Painted Ponies.

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Garden Supplies On The Cheap: Thrift & Dollar Store Edition

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 9th, 20102 comments

Here's a cool list of garden goodies you can score at your local dollar or thrift store.

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A Gopher in Your Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 8th, 20107 comments

After watching these gardeners try every back-breaking, mind-numbing thing they could think of to protect their own, I've decided to throw in the towel before I ever break a sweat.

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QUESTION: Will double digging attract more worms?

forgetful1, member | March 6th, 20101 comment

If I double dig my garden and add vegetable scraps at the lowest level, would I be able to attract more worms into my garden?

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A Time to Sow

susan belsinger, contributor | March 5th, 20101 comment

It is March here in Maryland and we still have about 20 inches of snow on the ground. Folks around here are having serious cabin fever. I am getting ready to haul out the flats and potting medium in my greenhouse and start a few flats of green growing things to shake off the drears and dulls of winter!

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Find the Sunniest Spot for Your Plot

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 5th, 20101 comment

Most gardening experts say a productive vegetable garden needs about 8-10 hours of sun each day. Here’s an easy paper-and pencil method to find the sunniest spot in your yard.

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