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Video: A Visit to Seed Savers Exchange

Danielle Sherry, contributor | July 29th, 20091 comment

Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, has been encouraging people to save and share heirloom seeds for 35 years. At their annual conference, we asked attendees "Why do you grow your own food?"

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Mile-a-Minute Weed

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | July 27th, 2009

Mile-a-minute weed is a scary plant. It can grow up to 6 inches per day, and it strangles anything in its path. If you live in the Northeast, beware.

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Pole Beans Versus Bush Beans

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 22nd, 20095 comments

Am I starting them too early? Watering them too much? Too little? Not performing the right Voo-Doo ritual standing naked over them during a full moon? Because if that's what it takes, I assure you, I've done far more for much less.

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Best Weed Cultivator: The Hoe of Death

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 15th, 20092 comments

Weeds o' mine, don't ask for whom the hoe comes...it comes for thee.

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Hoyas as Indoor and Outdoor Plants

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 13th, 2009

Most hummingbirds will end up in a 12 step program after discovering them on your back porch.

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Fragrant Night-Blooming Plants

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 11th, 20091 comment

Our family has been spending many nights enjoying summer evenings on the patio; sometimes eating dinner and sometimes just unwinding at the end of the day. Summer is the season of outdoor evenings. Which is why I'm on a mission to plant more fragrant night blooming plants.

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Tool Housing and Husbandry

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 3rd, 2009

The tool house is for containment of proper gardening tools, not your Halloween decorations, your college camp stove or your unused breast pump.

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Gardening Tools on the Cheap

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | July 1st, 20091 comment

If you’re like me, every now and again you hear the siren call of new gardening tools. If you’re like me, you take a look at the household account and figure out just how much you can skim off of the grocery money without sending up red flags.

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The Gardening Month of June

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | June 24th, 2009

I love June. In June all things are possible in the garden. The radishes are ready to harvest, and I’ve already pulled a couple of tomatoes off the vine. I’m not even close to the point in the summer when I wonder if, once again, I’ve planted too many juicy varieties.

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When the Gardener Goes on Vacation, What Happens to the Plants?

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 21st, 2009

You're going to be away for a week or two this summer, but you don't want your garden to run wild. Get tips to tide your garden over until you return.

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Plant a Garden Theme with Herbs

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | June 20th, 2009

Herbs may not have showy flowers like perennials and annuals, so using them to create a theme garden is not only a good way to explore unusual herbs and their uses; it’s the perfect way to show your other special interests.

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Berries!

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | June 17th, 20092 comments

If you want to grow fresh fruit in your yard, consider planting strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. They're a lot easier to grow and pick than tree fruit, kids love them, and with planning, you can have them throughout the summer and maybe even into the fall.

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The Benefits of Joining a Community Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | June 12th, 20091 comment

One of the most endearing things about these gardens aside from the diversity of food and flowers is the fact that the majority of gardens are organic which means you’ll see butterflies and birds galore enjoying the gardens right along with you.

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Cool Kitchen Garden Containers

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | May 26th, 20092 comments

If you're bored by terra-cotta planters, you'll love these creative ideas for garden containers seen at an avant-garde festival in France's Loire Valley.

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12 Natural Bee Sting Remedies

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | May 21st, 20093 comments

These natural bee sting treatments will help remove the itching, swelling, and pain associated with bee stings. Try one the next time you get stung and let us know what works for you.

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Video: It's Tomatomania! So Why Do You Grow Tomatoes?

Matt Berger, executive producer | May 18th, 20093 comments

We took a trip to the annual Tomatomania festival this weekend for a look at what's hot in heirloom tomatoes, from Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes (my favorite) to the Green Zebra variety. Plus, tell us why YOU grow tomatoes.

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Buying Produce at Farmer's Markets

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | May 15th, 2009

I love farmer’s markets. There’s something so authentic and Old World about them. While I’m loitering around at one, I can’t think of any other place I’d rather be and I’d like to give you some great reasons to loiter around at one, too.

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Suburban Backyard Chickens

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | May 5th, 20094 comments

One can only have so many animals in a suburban backyard and suburbia isn’t overly conducive to farm animals…or is it?

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Writing from the road continued

susan belsinger, contributor | May 4th, 20093 comments

Still out on the road, this traveling gardener experiences different stages of spring in gardens around the country. This trip begins with summery weather at the Epcot flower and garden festival in Orlando, Florida, then back to spring in Maryland and then a drive south through Virginia, North and South Carolina.

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