From Seed to Salad: Your Guide to Growing Vegetables All Year Round
Think you need a gigantic outdoor garden to enjoy fresh produce? Think again! Don't let the frosty temperatures and snow fool you - there are plenty of ways to enjoy vivid greens year-round. Follow this quick guide to year-round vegetables for
Growing Together: How Gardening Builds Community and Connection
Gardening is a way to bring people together. Whether it's tending herbs on the balcony of a diminutive apartment, growing vegetables in the backyard, or volunteering in a local garden, working with plants creates natural opportunities for conversation, collaboration, and
Year-Round Growing: Profitability and Tips
Well-functioning soil makes crops more resistant to freezing, and the soils themselves are better resistant to freezing due to the heat generated by soil life and the aggregation of the soil structure. This moderate reduction in soil temperature due to
Sweet winter carrots: growing and harvesting
Want to continue growing great food during the chilly months? Try growing winter carrots in your chilly house! These carrots that Eliot Coleman grows on his farm in winter, they are even sweeter and more flavorful than more conventional "spring
Growing food in the face of a hotter, more arid land
Atmospheric uncertainty has become modern normal. Many farmers, gardeners and settlements are looking for ways to adapt food production to be more resistant in the face of "global strangeness". Below is a fragment Growing food in a warmer, more arid soil
How to extend the growing season
Maybe winter will come but that doesn't mean you should put those tools away just yet! Thanks to appropriate modifications, you will extend the growing season significantly after the first frost. The following excerpt is from The Novel Organic
About thyme: growing, harvesting and drying thyme
Time to talk thyme! Thyme, a medicinal herb and aromatic addition to meals, is uncomplicated to grow and harvest in almost any environment. Follow these tips to start growing thyme in your garden! Below is an excerpt from The Organic
Drill, Stick, Wax, Wait: 6 Uncomplicated Steps to Growing Mushrooms Outdoors
Mushrooms: they are versatile, delicious and extremely uncomplicated to grow in the garden. We have a method for growing mushrooms that is so uncomplicated, you have no excuse not to try it. All you need is a log or tree stump,
Where to buy pumpkin seeds and tips for growing pumpkins
Imagine carving a jack-o-lantern on Halloween from seeds you grew in your backyard! There's no greater satisfaction than being able to grow pumpkins, and this guide will walk you through the entire process, from selecting the right seeds to
Getting to the roots: growing and harvesting carrots
From the beginning, I always thought that growing carrots for a decent harvest was simple. However “Decent” is not what you should strive for, but rather something more excellent. For example, if you want mostly huge, well-formed carrots, the