In my post about what to plant in June, a reader comment provided me with an idea for a blog post. This reader wanted to know how he could start small with one edible plant. Here’s his question. Great post Deb! What do you recommend for someone like myself who would like to try and [...]
Planting
Chances are, you’re like me. You do not have a horse or two or chickens to provide manure to fertilize your garden. This may mean long, hot rides to the local nursery superstore only to slog home smelly bags of plop. Or, you could consider getting some ManureTea. Huh? Tea made from manure? Although it [...]
I’ve been looking for an inexpensive trellis for some future melons. After thinking about the time I would spend cobbling together a trellis versus the simplicity of buying one, I reluctantly decided I would buy one at some point. In some catalogs, they cost about $60. Ugh. Tonight, I was looking around the web and [...]
I was reading another organic gardening post about someone who says they are not a gardener. I am in the same mindset. I am not a gardener! I am an urban organic farmer. Yes! My garden will not win prizes for beauty, though I find the resident ladybug on a kale leaf to be a [...]
I promised I would write about how to grow potatoes, so today I’ll share the entire process with you. First, important points about growing potatoes: Potatoes do especially well in full sun, so place them in your sunniest spot. Rotate potatoes in the garden by not planting them in the same spot for four years [...]
Have you ever wanted to buy edging for your garden? Well, you can take advantage of your own recycling to make these garden borders out of water bottles. (These seven ideas for inexpensive gardening containers might be of interest to you too!) Edging can add a clean look to your home flower or vegetable garden [...]
When I started gardening, I planted lots of flowers. Eventually, I had in mind that I would only take my time to grow edible plants. Visions of an edible landscape danced in my head. I planted fig trees, apple trees, purple radishes, spinach, lettuce, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, dill, and much more. I wanted to [...]
Finding time to garden while working a full-time job can be a never-ending dance of commitments. If you are in the same boat as me—working and doing your best to provide all the organic food from your garden that you can—I hope you’ll benefit from what I’ve learned. After all, I started this site to [...]
A former organic gardening teacher told me that planting marigolds in my garden would help repel insects. I planted some, and they looked stunning. I have NO idea if they really repeled insects or not, but I grew to adore this small but might flower. They are small yet so powerful and resilient. For no [...]
I have had a ball growing small pea plants and then transplanting them into the garden. I learned a lot about the seed-sprouting process from a fellow gardener and will share it with you here. One of the benefits of sprouting is knowing which seeds will make it and which won’t sprout. Knowing this saves [...]
