It’s heaven when you can find fresh chives to decorate meats and cheeses, season breads and soups, or just add to a salad for a fresh, slightly oniony taste. Chives are an essential part of any culinary garden and dry wonderfully for winter use. If you are planning a kitchen garden and wondering what to … Read more
Garden Carrot Cleaning Tips to help get your carrots from the garden to your table in no time. Garden carrots are one of my favorite veggies, but I really hate the cleaning process. Keep reading to find out my best tips for cleaning home grown carrots. Shake off excess dirt outside to save your kitchen … Read more
Do zucchini plants need a trellis to grow? We’ll talk about this today and also give you lots of tips on how to grow zucchini and summer squash. Zucchini plants are a common plant in the home garden and a favorite of vegetable gardeners. They produce a lot of food, and grow quickly with little … Read more
If you live in a place with clear seasons, checking the weather forecast every day is a gardening habit that you should do every other year. Changes in temperature that happen quickly in late spring or early fall can stunt growth, make flowers or fruit look funny, or, worst of all, kill your frost-sensitive plants … Read more
If youve been in store, you would have noticed our beautiful big Pink Princesses by the door. A few years ago, I thought Instagram Princesses with big blocks of pink or even (gasp!) a whole pink leaf didn’t exist in real life, even though I saw a lot of them online. But this baby has … Read more
Adding a thin layer of compost, sand, or both to the top of a lawn is called grass top dressing. Top dressing improves soil structure, enhances nutrient levels, and promotes a healthier turf. Fertilizers and biostimulants can also be added to the top dressing mix. It levels bumpy areas, fills in patches, and encourages grass … Read more
The fly agaric, or Amanita Muscaria, is an interesting and well-known mushroom with a bright red cap and white spots. This mushroom has a long history of cultural and medicinal use and is renowned for its psychoactive properties. Some hobbyists and mycophiles are interested in growing these mushrooms for educational and aesthetic purposes. This complete … Read more
Harvest carrots when they develop their color and the tops are 1 inch in diameter or smaller. Carrots can be lifted as soon as they are a usable size. Depending on the variety, carrots are ready to be picked 60 to 90 days after planting. If you leave them in the ground, they will continue … Read more
Victoria and Barney Martin of Stokesay Flowers give their advice on growing roses for cutting. Words: Kendra Wilson, photographs Jason Ingram. Around ten years ago, Victoria and Barney Martin leased a one-acre walled garden at Stokesay Court near Ludlow in Shropshire. They are now famous for the beautiful roses and cut flowers they grow there. … Read more
Zesty zucchini is a summer squash that keeps giving in the garden—just one plant can produce up to 10 pounds of squash! Plus, zucchini is simple to grow, grows quickly, beats weeds easily, and doesn’t need much care. But zucchini is a warm-season crop that really can’t handle the cold. This makes spring plantings a … Read more