Build a Cold Frame from a Storm Door
March 22, 2014Larger than your typical cold frame, these plans will help you construct a place to extend the growing season of your favorite garden vegetables.
5 Tools I Can’t Garden Without
March 6, 2014While I have plenty of useful tools in my shed, there are five items that I can’t garden without. What’s your favorite must-have gardening item?
26 Farmers Share Their Best Start-up Tips
February 25, 2014There’s always something new to learn on the farm. If you’re just starting out, heed the advice of these farming pros.
Turn a Dresser into a Potting Bench
January 6, 2014Repurpose an old dresser into a station for organizing your seeds, pots and other garden essentials.
Limitless Possibilities
August 9, 2013Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. –Jamie Paolinetti
10 Beginning Gardener Mistakes to Avoid
August 6, 2012Don’t get caught up in one of these mistakes beginners most commonly make when planting their vegetable gardens.
Off with Your Deadhead
June 21, 2012As usual, there’s so much work to be done in the garden that I can barely keep up! One of the tasks I’ve been delaying (simply because it’s one of my least favorites) is deadheading.
How to Build a Trellis
May 15, 2012Several years ago, I built a trellis for a clematis in our front garden. We quickly established that that I had built it too small.
Apple Tree No More
January 19, 2012We lost our big, old apple tree in a windstorm last week. Although the tree was half dead and produced only a handful of fruits, I will miss it.
