The Victory Garden is back. Even before the current pandemic skyrocketed interest in vegetable gardening, millennials were rediscovering the term “Victory Garden” and its concepts. Victory Gardens ...
Q: I read your article about not tilling. I don't have raised beds, though. Ground needs to be loose for root vegetables, right? How can I not till? I would LOVE not to buy a tiller! A: What leads ...
Raised beds are a great way to minimize effort and maximize enjoyment of vegetable and flower gardens. Plants grown in raised beds are easier to access because they are higher off the ground and have ...
What’s your gardening style? The way we garden can determine whether we are increasing or decreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Carbon has been on my mind lately following the release of ...
All the benefits of raised garden beds, from soil control to accessibility, plus ideas for adding one into your yard. So many factors have a stake in how a vegetable garden grows, from sun exposure to ...
So, we have decided to shift our garden north and transition to raised beds. Although labor intensive this year, the new raised beds will reduce the need for annual soil preparation and help us move ...
This is the first episode in our growing food in small spaces series and it shows how to build a raised garden bed made from ...
Raised-bed gardening has become a popular practice. Smaller lots and families have led to the downsizing of planting areas and the amount of produce needed. Raised-bed gardening is fun and enjoyable ...
In this video, I take you on a tour of our 50-plus raised bed vegetable garden and show you what's growing in March. Check ...
Q: I've been reading that the traditional advice of tilling the vegetable garden every year is wrong. I'd be curious to get your opinion. A: I agree - the old advice is counter-productive. Regular ...
Loyal readers of this column — and I thank you both — know that we've written about pot before. Pots and potted plants, that is. And we've written about grass. How to mow it, of course. Well this time ...
So many factors have a stake in how a vegetable garden grows, from sun exposure to soil quality to daily temperature, making it tough to know what can actually take root in your yard—not to mention ...