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Tools for the Gardener: These are a few of my favorite things
Included here are the tools that I use the most--I depend on them--and use them everyday during the gardening season.
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Grow Some Interesting Heirloom Onion Varieties
Grocery stores do an injustice to onions by only introducing us to a few everyday varieties, when in truth (like all vegetables) there is so much more for our taste buds to discover.
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Make Your Own Seed Bombs
Seed bombs are easy-to-make and allow you to "throw" away your seeds.
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3 Ways I Use Kitchen Scraps to Reduce Food Waste
1 commentIncorporating a little Mother Nature goes a long way towards reducing our family's food waste. Here's how we handle much of the discarded food that leaves the kitchen.
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Fall: Time for the Gardener to be Grateful
Well, it is too cold to garden anymore this season... last night it was 18 degrees F in my zone 7 garden. Therefore, this gardener has moved indoors--now is the time to take care of the indoor projects that have piled up while we were outside--and also take some time to appreciate what we have accomplished.
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How to Stuff a Pumpkin
2 commentsCelebrate the season and create a special centerpiece, just like the Pilgrims used to do. This stuffed pumpkin recipe makes a nice holiday side dish or a featured vegetarian entrée.
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A Gardener's Collectible: The Whole Heirloom Seed Catalog
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has produced the “World’s Largest Seed Catalog” for 2014. The catalog is much more than a list of seeds for sale, it’s like a must-have heirloom vegetable encyclopedia for gardeners everywhere.
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Holiday Gift Ideas For Veggie Gardeners 2013
Here are some great holiday gift ideas for the veggie gardener on your list.
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Old Farmer's Almanac is Still Useful and Entertaining
In 1792, when Robert B. Thomas published the first edition of the Farmer’s Almanack, he couldn’t have imagined it would still be going strong 222 years later. New editions of the book continue to live up to his original promise of providing “new, useful and entertaining matter.”
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Wildwoods Walk
Recently, I went on a wild woods walk with naturalist and wildwoodsman, Doug Elliott. Experience some of the fun, and sights we saw, not to mention glean a few interesting facts.
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The Colors of Fall
As the harvest season slows considerably, the autumnal colors abound. Here are some colors and textures in the fall garden accompanied by why and how leaves change colors and fall from the trees, as well as thoughts of the season.
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Stylish Raised Beds
2 commentsIf you want more than the standard box, here's how to kick it up a notch
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Making Paper Vegetables for Thanksgiving
Are you feeling a little let down because gardening season is over? Then it’s time to get crafty and make your own vegetables with a little paper and some glue.
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Growing Your Own Zombies
As you are preparing to 'trick or treat', here's the 411 on how to grow zombies for your next Halloween party.
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What's Day of the Dead without Veggies and Bread?
In many parts of Mexico, South America and the U.S., families are preparing to honor their dear departed ones on November 1 and 2. Fruits, vegetables and special recipes are part of the celebration.
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A Day in Washington, D.C.
This past weekend we had glorious autumn weather--cool and crisp, bright and sunny--azure skies were the backdrop to the russets, golds, scarlet and brown of autumn leaves. What better time for a daytrip to visit the White House garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden?
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Drying on the Vine
2 commentsIt turns out there’s an alternative to drying tomatoes in the oven or using a vegetable dehydrator in the kitchen. Just let the sun do the work.
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Scary Plants For Your Halloween Garden
3 commentsHalloween is around the corner, and to celebrate, here are 10 examples of plants fit for a horror film.
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Peanuts
It's peanut-pickin' time here in the southern U.S. There is nothin' better than shellin' and eatin' just-roasted, fresh peanuts. However, a Southerner might argue about that as many seem to enjoy their peanuts boiled... which I think you might have to grow up eating them... or acquire a taste for boiled peanuts. Roasted or boiled, now is the time to enjoy the new harvest of goobers, as they are often fondly referred too.
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Grafted vs. Ungrafted Tomato Report
4 commentsGardeners will start seeing more grafted vegetables on the market next season. But are they worth the extra expense? Here are the results of one gardener's side-by-side tomato trial.
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