how to grow root crops, with daniel yoder of johnny’s seeds
DO YOU KNOW what it takes to grow a perfect root vegetable? When I recently asked readers and listeners what [read more…]
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10 top tips for growing root vegetables
GROWING CARROTS, BEETS, RADISHES or other root vegetables can be more challenging than, say, growing a zucchini or pole bean, [read more…]
direct sow or not, perennials from seed & more: q&a with ken druse
HOW’S THAT seed shopping going? On the radio show and podcast, Ken Druse and I covered more of your seed [read more…]
3/23/19: my 9th annual seedy saturday event, at turtle tree seed
THE 9TH ANNUAL Seedy Saturday will be welcomed back to Turtle Tree Seed in Copake, NY, on March 23, 2019 for [read more…]
the february garden chores
RESTLESS, ANYONE? The houseplants are noticing, and so am I: the days are longer, making us both want to get [read more…]
spring will come (and so will my new old book, ‘a way to garden’)
TWENTY-ONE YEARS ago almost to the day, my first garden book, “A Way to Garden,” was published. Maybe a year [read more…]
pollinator plants to make room for, with uprising seeds’ brian campbell
NATIVE PLANTINGS are a giant part of the equation in supporting pollinators, but many other smaller efforts we can make [read more…]
it’s edemental! gorgeous, delicious grains for the garden, with sarah kleeger
I’M CURRENTLY captivated by thoughts of gorgeous grains and grain-like annuals adding drama to my upcoming garden, and at the [read more…]
seed-starting basics, a q&a with ken druse
FOR THOSE PONDERING starting seed indoors, ever wonder what growing medium and other indoor propagating gear is best, from flats [read more…]
microgreens to baby-leaf to full-size heads: mastering lettuce, with tom stearns
I DON’T WANT my salad delivered in a plastic box or to pay a ransom price per pound either, meaning [read more…]
