Interplanting is one of the best things you can learn to get the most of your garden space. I talk about interplanting in both my books: Planning & Designing the Family Food Garden & Fresh Greens: Growing Salad Leaves & Baby Greens Year-Round.What is Interplanting? Essentially, ... READ the POST
Low Maintenance Gardening for Busy People
Low maintenance gardening so you can have your garden & eat it too! Many of us are busy these days, yet we also still wish to garden & have fresh healthy produce. Is it possible to have both? When you're busy it helps to make your garden as maintenance free as possible. It also helps to ... READ the POST
Seed Starting 101: How to Plant Seeds at Home
Seed starting 101 is to help guide to grow from seed! There's something so enchanting about watching a seed germinate.Watching that little seed grow into a large plant is one of the rewarding aspects of home gardening. Sowing your seeds can sometimes be challenging though, and baby-ing a seed ... READ the POST
Red Kuri Squash (Hokkaido Pumpkin)
My favorite winter squash to grow is the red Kuri squash I love the many ways you can enjoy eating Kuri squash (also called Hokkaido Pumpkins). This variety originates from Japan and is gaining popularity in kitchens and home gardens. This squash is a Cucurbita maxima, the same as many of the ... READ the POST
West Coast Seeds- My Fav Varieties
West coast seeds was the first company that I bought and grew seeds from. They have a fantastic free gardening guide. This gardening guide is also their seed catalog and it's super informative. When I was a beginner gardener that guide was what helped me learn how to garden! It shows you what each ... READ the POST
Overwintered Greens for Early Spring Harvests
Did you know that you could be harvesting handfuls of greens by the time you're sowing spring seeds? In fact, overwintered greens tend to be ready to harvest a couple of weeks before you sow your spring plants. The results are fresh harvests months sooner. Not only is this amazing, but you also ... READ the POST