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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 4

TheGardenGirl, | November 8th, 2009

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

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Video: A Vegetable Garden on Sesame Street

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | November 7th, 20091 comment

Elmo, Big Bird, and Michelle Obama demystify gardening for the younger set.

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 2

TheGardenGirl, | 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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The Witching Hour: Gardening on the Dark Side

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | October 30th, 20092 comments

In the spirit of the season, steep yourself in herb lore.

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Video: The Indoor Vegetable Garden, Part 1

TheGardenGirl, | 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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Pumpkins!

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | October 21st, 20092 comments

In October, pumpkins are everywhere. You can carve them, of course, but you can also eat them. And of course you can grow your own.

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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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What's the Best Way to Heat a Small Greenhouse?

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 19th, 200911 comments

On a more practical note while I do want to keep the greenhouse toasty inside, I'm also interested in keeping my electric bill down to a manageable size. Which isn't as simple as it sounds.

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To The Burren and Back!

susan belsinger, contributor | October 16th, 20093 comments

Here's an account of my visit to The Burren, an astounding limestone expanse on the western coast of Ireland, and my return to my garden in full fall mode.

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The Best of the Fall-Harvest Apples

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 13th, 2009

You just can't get the whole pie baking experience from the inside of a box on the freezer isle. No, the true affair of pie baking is an event.

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Help Wanted: Blogger

Vegetable Gardener, editor | October 11th, 20096 comments

Can you write engagingly, take decent photos, and post to our site a couple of times a month? You may be the gardener we're looking for.

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Spiders in the Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 8th, 20094 comments

Hollywood and Halloween have done nothing for the reputation of spiders (not to mention bats) and their true value they bring to the natural world.

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Video: Organic Gardening, Halloween Style

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | October 7th, 2009

Great soil makes for great tomatoes, right?

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Why Grow Your Own Food?

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 4th, 20094 comments

Suburban and urban farming is being accomplished successfully in backyards everywhere. And it is being done with high yields on very little land.

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Seeing Green: The Emerald Isle

susan belsinger, contributor | October 3rd, 2009

Ireland is a wonderland of magical bright green vistas—sometimes the sea is off in the distance—and other views feature unbelievable rock formations.

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QUESTION for Patti Moreno (and other rabbit owners!)

JadaE, member | October 2nd, 20094 comments

How much work is involved in raising a rabbit?

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Crabapple Pie is a Labor of Love

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | October 2nd, 2009

This year, the crabapples did not go to waste, thanks to an old Yankee Cookbook recipe.

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How to Use Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | October 1st, 2009

Utilizing the method of Integrated Pest Management how I garden - period. I'm probably going to get strung up by the organic gardening police for that admission; but before you set the torch afire let me say this.

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What is Sustainable Gardening?

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | September 29th, 2009

“Sustainable gardening” is a cool term if I've ever heard one. It sounds edgy in an incredibly responsible sort of way. In suburban farmer (that would be me) speak it’s: “Do no evil.”

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