Grow Food

Right now, millions of gardeners are out there digging in the dirt, sowing seeds, and putting carefully tended seedlings in the ground. They’re dreaming of fresh salads made up of …

A huge part of gardening is waiting. Waiting for the soil to warm up in the spring. Waiting for seeds to germinate. Waiting for seedlings to grow. Then there’s the …

Bare root plants are a great way to add to your garden without spending a lot of dough. One look at the display in your local garden center, and you’ll …

Leaf miners, aphids and bolting the second there’s a bit of heat, for such a simple green, spinach can be tough to grow. Sadly, too many gardeners give up because …

Sweet corn is a summertime favorite and an easy vegetable to grow in your garden. But if you want large, juicy ears, studded with row after row of perfect kernels, …

Hold up! Before you put that pepper seedling in the ground, read this. There are a few important things you need to do when it comes time to transplant your …

Get on board with my favorite way to grow spuds – the 5-gallon bucket. Inexpensive and accessible, easy and satisfying, there’s no better way to grow spuds than with the …

Spring is here, and gardeners everywhere are shaking off the winter doldrums and heading out to their gardens. It’s finally time to get cool-weather seeds in the ground. But too …

Whether it’s your first time growing onions and you have no idea where to start, or you’ve never had good luck growing them in the past, we’re going to get …

I must have been ten years old the first time I learned about bonus harvest. Except, of course, nobody called it that, and the lesson came in my life in …

Each spring, as we move our seedlings out into the garden, we have a once-a-year opportunity. But so many gardeners let it pass by. This is your chance to put …

As most of our readers know, when it comes to anecdotal gardening lore, I approach it with a raised eyebrow and a grain of salt. But there is one truly …

Marigolds always hog the spotlight when it comes to tomato companion plants. Unfortunately, most of their tomato-protecting traits are severely over-hyped, yet they continue to be the gold standard when …

One of my biggest pet peeves with kale is the long, hard stem that runs up the center of the leaf. It’s the most bitter part of the leaf, and …

You’ve probably seen this popular hack on social media recently. You save the rice water from rinsing and soaking rice and water plants with it. (You do soak your rice, …

If you’re tired of skimpy, leggy tomato seedlings that get knocked over by the tiniest breeze and take forever to harden off, or your tomato seedlings get stuck after you …

There are some pretty great reasons to grow perennial vegetables. For one, having access to things like fresh asparagus and rhubarb, you’ll always have better quality than what you can …

We live in a day and age where one can procure blueberries at the supermarket any time of the year. That doesn’t mean they will taste great or be picked …

The ideas behind companion planting have been around for millennia. Grow plant X next to Plant Y and receive these benefits. If you’re serious about growing tomatoes, chances are you’ve …

As much as I love the joy of starting seeds indoors, I’m less joyful when it comes time to haul them all out to the garden to plant them. Thankfully, …

I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an optimist, but I do tend to garden with rose-tinted glasses in the summer. Let’s just say there’s a marked difference between the plans I …

I know what rhubarb looks like. My grandmother and my dad both grew it. I grow it in my garden, so I’m familiar with this plant. Yet it never fails, …

I love those first few spicy radishes each spring, and the sweet, tender crunch of a new sugar snap pea, but there is one gardening bite I dream of all …

As I write this, I’m staring out at the snow-covered mounds in my yard that are my raised beds. It’s midwinter, and here in the States, most of us still …