Forcing Spring Blossoms
Bring branches into bloom with these tips for forcing flowering trees and shrubs.
Growing, Enjoying Microgreens
Like sprouts, radish, beet and other young greens make nutritious salad additions.
Easy to Make Fertilizer Recipes
Proven fertilizer recipes — using trusted, organic ingredients — that answer your garden’s specific needs.
Garden Tasks for March
March can test your patience. Our gardener’s to-do list will help you cope.
Pea Trellises: Form and Function
Attractive, effective ideas for making a trellis that will support peas.
Spring Pruning Guide
Here are a few tips to take the mystery out of this early season gardening project.
Damping Off In Seedlings
Tips and techniques to prevent damping off disease in vegetable and flower seedlings.
Bird Decline Linked to Toxic Pesticides
For years, we’ve known that bird species in America’s farmlands and grasslands have been in steep decline.
Composting Manure
Is it safe to use animal manure in your vegetable garden?
Celeriac
Learn easy tips for growing and cooking with celeriac (a.k.a. celery root).
Organic Tomatoes = More Nutrition
The latest information on healthy, heirloom, organically raised tomatoes. Grow them yourself!
Permaculture: Local and Sustainable
How to put natural, sustainable gardening principles to use in your own backyard.