In the spring and fall, in northern climates, frost can be a concern. Providing frost protection for plants in your vegetable garden doesn’t have to be complicated, though. Being prepared is what’s important, since frosts can be unpredictable and can come on quickly.Continue Reading
Are you planning a vegetable garden this year? One of your priorities should be to choose a sunny location for your garden. But that can be a challenge, especially if your property is small or wooded. Don’t give up, though, if you find yourself in this predicament because there are a number of vegetables that grow in shade, especially light or partial shade.Continue Reading
Gardeners are often practical sorts, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t spoil them with some special gardening gifts. Here are a few ideas for gifts that the garden lover in your life will really appreciate. Continue Reading
Weeds can be the bane of gardening, right? There are definitely ways to reduce their growth like mulching, and no-dig gardening. But don’t get too discouraged when you find common lawn weeds, or garden weeds. There are some great ways to use them, after all.Continue Reading
I wouldn’t know how to begin a discussion on gardening without beginning with a discussion on how to improve soil fertility. When I teach a workshop, I ask students what they think of when they think “garden”. Most often, the answer has to do with the harvest.
And, of course, we wouldn’t garden if we couldn’t look forward to a bountiful harvest. But, I always encourage my students to build soil because healthy, fertile soil will result in a healthy, nutrient-dense harvest.Continue Reading
Mulch has so many benefits in an organic vegetable garden. I wouldn’t even know how to garden without it. We are huge fans of lasagna gardening (which includes wood chip gardening), but even before we switched to no-dig gardening, we were big fans of using natural materials as mulch.Continue Reading