Helping Gardeners Grow

A funny thing happened on facebook recently. Generally, my online personality is reticent; I rarely make a peep. But I was so proud of myse...

“Does the world seem dirtier?” a fellow garden blogger asked. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Man was referring to the plastic bo...

You have to look closely, gently jostle aside a few leaves. It is happening. Spring.  Energy, tense and coiled...

Note the hole. Note the position of the hole. At first I wasn’t sure what was happening to my beet seeds. After planting and plant...

Call me irresponsible. When I heard about yet another “Invasive Plants in the Landscape” conference, my first thought was “How de...

"Why don’t we have baby carrots?” This is the question Chef Robert is asking me, in late January. Baby carrots are a staple of the be...

You may remember when supermarket spinach was a recognizable plant, with leaves attached to stems. You dunked and swished it in a bas...