When the warmth of summer suddenly comes to a halt, will your garden be ready for cold nights and beautiful, sparkling frosty mornings? Many gardeners know the feeling all too well, of casually checking the weather forecast, only to realize that it calls for rapidly declining temperatures. Sometimes the first frost can be expected; other…
There are few fall pleasures as profound as biting into a homegrown apple. However, apple trees cause far more than their fair share of stress for any home growers. This classic fruit grows from grafts, which means that every individual tree within a variety is a clone of all the others. Identical genetic material…
When you live in a part of the world with distinct seasons, dutifully checking the weather forecast every day is a semi-annual gardening tradition. Sudden swings in temperature in late spring or early autumn can mean stunted growth, misshapen flowers or fruit, or most tragically, the untimely demise of your frost tender crops. Like other…
If you’ve been gardening for any length of time, you know that compost does magical things for your yield. But even the most active compost bin can’t break down all of your food waste. Enter a bokashi bucket. A bokashi bucket system can increase the range of food scraps you’re able to compost at home…
