Radishes are a spicy, crunchy, early season vegetable, that some people love and some people, well, don’t. In my market garden I grow radishes every year to sell, even though I am not that...
Pill bugs, roly polies, chiggy-wigs, potato bugs, and wood lice, are all common names for Armadillidium vulgare, a species of crustacean, more closely related to a lobster than a millipede, and not...
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...
Coffee grounds are a waste product for coffee houses, cafes, and restaurants, but are a great substrate for growing oyster mushrooms. Unlike log culture, oyster mushroom mycelium can run on fresh...
Got a sweet potato? From just one medium sized sweet potato you can easily start 40 or more new plants, or “slips”. It can be sometimes be hard to find sweet potato slips for sale, but...
Subsurface irrigation using unglazed clay pots (Ollas) is a method that has been used for centuries, especially in arid parts of the world including places in India, Brazil, and Iran. Acting as an on...
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...
Blue Lobelia blooms in late summer (July to September) on one-to-four foot spikes. The plant got its latin name, Lobelia siphilitica, because it was thought to cure syphilis. Blue Lobelia self-seeds...
As August turns to September, it is a good time to start planning and planting fall crops. The following is a list of planting tips that can help you have success growing edibles well into the...