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How to (Easily) Grow Celery at Home (w/Recipes)
It’s not just tasty and easy — it’s pretty! For those of you who like to dress up your flower beds with some well-placed ornamental edibles (or who want show-stopping potagers) this is an...
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How to Grow Peas as Quick Harvest Greens (and Use Up Old Seed Packets)
I am a seed hoarder. I still have packets from 2000 in my seed box because they might germinate whenever I get around to planting them. I don’t like to take risks with my vegetables though, so I make...
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How to Grow and Use Amaranth Greens (w/Recipes & Sources)
You can have leafy summer salads in the hot southeast! Though “heat resistant” lettuce only gets you so far into the season before bitterness and bolting set in, you don’t have to go without greens...
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How to Make Living Flower Pots (Ornamental Edible Gardening)
We took my daughter to the Riverbanks Zoo & Botanical Garden in Columbia, SC last week. By that, I mean we spent 90% of our time at the zoo before running around the Botanical Garden for the last...
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How to Grow and Use Achocha/Caigua (a Problem-Free Cucumber Substitute), with...
Organic gardening often produces healthier, more easily grown vegetables and fruits than the same crops grown with “conventional” methods. There are, however, a few crops that have a pouty reputation...
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How to Set Garden Goals & Go to the Organic Growers School
Fer is hosting a garden goals blog carnival at My Little Garden in Japan and oh my gosh, do I ever have a lot to do this year! I’ve included info about the Organic Growers School in March since it...
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How to Grow Sweet Salad Turnips (with Recipes)
If you’ve never eaten a salad turnip, and you probably haven’t, it’s unlikely you think they sound very exciting. Back when the Organic Growers School was Saturday only, they did an experimental Sunday...
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How to Get Excited About Poke Sallet (Native Options for Permaculture...
That may be the wordiest title I ever came up with on this blog. The short of it is, “can poke sallet be highly desirable in the garden?” Poke sallet (as in pokeweed, pokeberries, polk salad, or any of...
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How to Make Venison Sausage and Kale Quiche with a Side of Lemon-Ginger Beet...
While I think that there is a wide variety of reasons why we garden, arguably the biggest one is to have fresh homegrown food. I really enjoy cooking, and the appeal of growing my own quality...
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How to Manage a Winter Garden
The best thing about winter salads is how easy it is to obtain a harvest. Cold months mean chores don’t have to be done in the heat, plus the pests and diseases are mostly dormant. You can’t beat the...
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