Get Ticked Off: Gardening With Lyme Disease in Mind
By Paul Hetzler These days, it’s no shock to learn health officials may not always give us the most up-to-dateContinue Reading
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The First Weed of Spring?
By Larry Hodgson I just know you’re so looking forward to this: the blooming of the first weed of spring!Continue Reading
What Not to Put into the Compost Bin
With the active composting season beginning in many climates, it may be worthwhile going over what you should not putContinue Reading
The Easter Lily: Beautiful and Aromatic, But Can You Get It To Rebloom?
By Larry Hodgson Easter has a religious significance, of course, but also a secular one, because for many people, theContinue Reading
Gardening Book of the Month
Thrifty GardeningFrom the Ground Up By Marjorie Harris Regardless of the size of your home and its outdoor space, MarjorieContinue Reading
Vegetable Growing Tips For Beginning Gardeners
Here are some vegetable growing tips from the experts as the Home Garden Seed Association. Growing your own food isContinue Reading
Discovering Culantro
By Larry Hodgson Do you know culantro? Yes, I did spell that correctly: culantro, not cilantro, although my spellchecker refusesContinue Reading
Subsistence Gardening Inquiry: A Quebec Family Analyses a Year of Data
In yesterday’s blog, Laurie Fourniaudou discussed her experience with a self-sufficient vegetable garden. Today, we look at how Laurent DuboisContinue Reading
Self-Sufficiency in Vegetable Production: Why Not Give It a Try?
Part of Laurie Fourniaudou’s vegetable garden. I recently received two articles on a fascinating subject—food self-sufficiency in the vegetable garden—andContinue Reading