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Summer in the White House Kitchen Garden
While all of our gardens are peaking right now, here is a garden you might want to take a closer peek at--the Nation's Kitchen Garden. Did you know that you can arrange a date for a private tour of the White House Kitchen Garden during this summer season? Last week, I went with the Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America and we had the whole garden to ourselves (well of course, we were accompanied by some security as well as a guide)!
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Start Your Own Worm Compost Bin
Building your own worm compost (vermicompost) bin is an easy way to get a continuous supply of this great organic fertilizer.
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Eating Bugs for Fun
Even if you've been vegetable gardening for a just a short time, you've probably tasted a few bugs without knowing it. Now’s your chance to sample beetle larvae, crickets and mealworms for the fun of it at the 2014 edition of the Denver County Fair.
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Plant an Edible Ornamental Hanging Basket
Why choose between an ornamental garden or an edible one? Here’s a simple planting idea for a different take on a hanging basket.
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Veggie Garden Tidbits, Volume I
Here’s the first volume of random, yet helpful tips and thoughts to feed your garden brain.
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How to Make a Shrub
This is not a shrub as in a bush that grows in one's garden, rather it is a beverage made from infusing fruits, herbs or even vegetables in apple cider vinegar.
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The 20-30 Something Garden Guide by Dee Nash Book Review
1 commentAre you a 20-30 something that just happens to be new to gardening? We've got the book for you!
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Vegetable Gardening in the Rocky Mountain Region
Mid-summer is a good time to evaluate your vegetable gardening efforts. If the garden isn’t living up to your expectations, you might want to turn to a new book that will help you “Plant, Grow and Eat the Best Edibles for Rocky Mountain Gardens.”
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How to Make an Herbal Vinegar
3 commentsHerbs are flourishing and it is time for the first harvest. Capture herbal essence by making herb-flavored vinegars--it is fun and easy to do--and you will have tasty infusions for the year ahead.
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Salute to Tomatoes in Patriotic Hues
In honor of Independence Day, here’s my salute to the red, white and blue—tomatoes, that is.
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Growing Sunflowers
Sunflowers are hardy, easy-to-grow annuals, and come in a variety of sizes and colors. They say "summer" like no other plant.
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Midsummer Garden
1 commentWe've just celebrated the solstice and midsummer is officially dated at June 24--so now we are heading into the summer garden season. The garden is abuzz--full of pollinators--plants to harvest and all sorts of lovely veggies coming on. Oh and the weeds... the never-ending garden chore... Here's what is happening in my zone 7 garden...
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A Perfectly Portable Potting Bench
1 commentWould you like a simple summer project? Then dust off that old ironing board and re-purpose it as a portable potting bench. A coat of paint is all you need.
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New Ideas in Vertical Vegetable Gardening
5 commentsVining vegetables, from pole beans to tomatoes, need a strong trellis to keep the fruit growing up. In addition to manufactured vertical gardens, DIYers can stretch their creativity for getting their gardens off the ground.
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Vegetable Bundle Basics
When I wrote about grilling last weekend, I got a number of requests on how to make veggie bundles. So here are veggie bundle basics--telling you which veggies combine well with which herbs--and a link at the end for a recipe. Just in time to cook for the summer solstice--enjoy!
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Build Your Own Classic Compost Bin
1 commentThis compost bin design has been popular for years. It features convenient removable sides and maximum air circulation.
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How to Pollinate Zucchini by Hand
If you’ve noticed the fruits of your zucchini plants are dying on the plant, you may need to take an active hand in pollination. Here are some tips to help you get started.
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Grilling Season
2 commentsOnce the weather warms up and the farmers' markets reopen for the season and our gardens start producing crops to harvest, the grilling season has begun! Vegetables on the grill are an easy way to fix dinner or entertain and there are infinite variations.
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New Book for Gardeners: The Soil Will Save Us
If you’re worried about the climate crisis, it’s time to stop looking at the thermometer and start looking beneath your feet. Kristin Ohlson helps us discover how the health of our planet depends on the health of our soils in her important new book.
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