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A lot of culinary herbs are perennials, meaning they’ll come back year after year. Because of this, plant them in a bed where they won’t be disturbed — other than for harvesting activities, of course. You can also divide them when they get too large and share them with friends; or perhaps your friends can get you started by sharing […]
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Do you live in a region that has a short growing season? I sure do! In my zone 5b garden, we typically get our first frost in mid- to late September, which is right around the corner. But I still want to keep harvesting things from my garden. With that in mind, my column for today is about growing a […]
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Now that the holiday decorations are out of the way, I finally had room to set up a grow light so I could start growing microgreens for the winter. If you haven’t heard of microgreens or vaguely recall my mentioning this last winter, I think a “growing microgreens refresher” is in order! Put simply, this involves thickly sowing vegetable or […]
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Starting & Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Flowers for Your Garden by Julie Thompson-Adolf (Cool Springs Press, 2018, 160 pp., $25) Two of the most important and useful gardening skills are knowing how to start your plants from seed and saving seeds. Yet those two skills — especially the latter — are ones that many gardeners […]
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For the past couple of years, I have been growing microgreens to supply us with fresh salad greens during the winter months. I’ve had quite a few readers asking me how to grow microgreens so I decided to shoot a video on the entire process. But first, what are microgreens? Growing them involves thickly sowing seeds that will be later […]
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In the early spring, we can’t wait to see some color, right? I’ve been noticing how much the yellow-flowering plants really brighten up my garden, especially on the dreary, rainy days we’ve been having. And that got me to thinking how nice it would be to chronicle the parade of spring flowers. So today, we’re going to focus on yellow. Note […]
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As you’ve probably heard me say a few times, I’ve been growing microgreens for the first time this winter. It is so much fun and a great way to eat healthy greens that I’ve grown myself when I can’t garden outdoors. I wanted to give you an update so you could hear what I’ve learned since the last time I […]
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