I like to graze in my garden. Yesterday while pulling weeds, I stopped and ate almost every single flower off a young borage plant growing at the end of a bed of carrots and peas. The flowers are...
When the weather turns hot, many types of greens bolt their seed heads and turn too bitter to eat. Here is a list of several types of greens that can be grown all summer long, and some that even...
On a hot afternoon after working outside all day, there is nothing more refreshing than a ice cold glass of tea. There are so many different common garden herbs that can be thrown in a gallon glass...
Arg, cabbage worms. In just a couple of days your cabbage, broccoli, kale and any other type of Brassicas that cabbage worms love, can go from beautiful to a hole covered mess. Here are some tips...
A night blooming garden on a warm summer evening is an experience for the senses. Flowers that bloom at night tend to me more fragrant than those that bloom in daylight. In a night blooming garden...
Need: Newspaper (or any paper for that matter), Egg Cartons, Dirt Disks, Water, Seeds. Instructions: Soak dirt disks (the ones that stay together). Cut little squares (4 papers thick) for the bottoms...
Rhubarb is an odd and beautiful vegetable. It has a strange way of birthing it’s leaves by unfurling bright green and pink balls from within the ground. Rhubarb is a perennial and one of the...
Looking out at my predominately brown winter landscape, I want to add some plants that will provide some winter interest next year. For a native plant lover, I appreciate color and texture in the...
If you’ve never made your own gnocchi before, you are missing out on a real treat. It’s so easy, a toddler can do it. Once gnocchi are prepared, it takes only about 2 minutes to cook them in boiling...
Have you ever considered what is actually in the rain or snow that falls? Besides the water molecules themselves (two hydrogen and one oxygen atom) there are lots of other interesting things in rain...