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Why You Want Redworms and Earthworms in Your Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | November 19th, 20095 comments

I like being a worm farmer. Like my fondness for rabbit poop, I take great pride in the rich nutrients they produce for my garden. These are natural talents we humans can't begin to duplicate. Our poop just isn't that great.

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Plant and Harvest Broccoli this Winter (and the "Choppin' Broccoli" song)

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | November 14th, 2009

Many gardeners started their broccoli seeds several weeks ago. However, I was slow on the up-take this year and didn't start any seeds myself. I was so slow, in fact, that instead of getting to carefully choose my broccoli variety, I had had to pick up whatever was available at the nursery. Works for me; beggars can't be choosers.

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 5

Patti Moreno, contributor | November 12th, 2009

This is the final video in the Indoor Vegetable Garden Series. Don't miss it.

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Harvest Carrots Faster in Any Type of Soil

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | November 10th, 2009

Carrots are an excellent source of beta-carotene (converted to vitamin A in the body), Vitamins K with traces of C, B, and E. They’re a good source for potassium and manganese, as well. Whose body couldn't use that nutrition for the winter?

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 4

Patti Moreno, contributor | November 8th, 2009

In Part 4 of The Indoor Vegetable Gardening series, I start seeds in recycled containers.

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The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 3

Patti Moreno, contributor | November 5th, 2009

In Part 3 of my Indoor Vegetable Gardening Series, I expand my growing space. Check out how I maximize my indoor growing space.

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All seeds are treated equally, even biennials

Seed Savers Exchange, contributor | November 4th, 2009

Tips and challenges for saving seed from biennial plants in a cool climate. After all, every seed deserves to be saved!

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Growing and Harvesting Winter Lettuce

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | November 1st, 20091 comment

While lettuces are predominately a cool-weather crop, there are summer varieties available that don't disappoint. They're so easy to plant, grow, and harvest that I try to have lettuces in my garden every season.

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 2

Patti Moreno, contributor | November 1st, 20091 comment

In the second installment of my Indoor Vegetable Gardening Series I plant the seeds! Watch to see the different vegetables I am starting.

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 1

Patti Moreno, contributor | October 29th, 2009

In the first installment of my five-part Indoor Garden Video Series, I build an inexpensive plant stand for my sun porch.

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Cool Weather Lettuce for Fall and Winter Gardens

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 29th, 20093 comments

Any gardeners out there planning on having some home-grown lettuce on the Christmas dinner table? What varieties are you planting and where the heck are you?

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Video: Getting Started in Worm Composting

Vegetable Gardener, editor | October 29th, 20091 comment

Here's how to turn your kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost.

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Saving Squash Seed

Seed Savers Exchange, contributor | October 28th, 20091 comment

People have saved squash seeds for hundreds of years. Read about one technique we use to process squash seeds at Seed Savers Exchange and different methods that have been used throughout history.

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Video: Composting Made Easy

Vegetable Gardener, editor | October 24th, 20094 comments

Jodie Colon, Compost Educator at Bronx Green-Up, shows you how to mix dead, dry leaves and stems, fresh moist green plant materials, and food scraps in a compost heap.

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Grow Herbs Indoors this Winter

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 20th, 2009

Some gardeners grow a fall garden outdoors, some plant an eclectic group of flowers and veggies in a heated greenhouse, and others plant an herb garden indoors. Then there are those of us die-hards that practice all of the above in determined to feed the plant addiction year-round.

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