Are you working harder than the bees to get a single fruit? Spending your weekends with a tiny paintbrush is a sign
CASE STUDY: We've been living off the grid for the last 40 years...
In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...
A Backyard Secret for Growing Better Peas Your backyard is hiding a superior pea support system for zero dollars. Nature provides the
Those ‘dead’ stems are actually the secret ingredient to the most aromatic BBQ you’ve ever tasted. When your sage gets woody, don’t
Why break your back digging trenches when the no-dig method produces larger shallot clusters with zero weeds? Stop treating your shallot bed
Most gardeners wonder why their spinach is yellow, but the secret isn’t more fertilizer; it’s what’s alive beneath the surface. You’re feeding
One harvest or ten? The way you pick your spinach determines how much you’ll eat this season. Don’t kill the golden goose.
Why break your back digging for buried treasure when you can make the tubers come to you? Growing sweet potatoes in heavy
If you think turnips taste like bitter wood, you’ve probably only eaten the ones from the supermarket. The ‘standard’ turnip is often
Your soil is naked, and it is killing your tomatoes. Stop letting the rain splash soil-borne pathogens onto your plants. A simple
Why watering your watermelon leaves is actually the fastest way to kill your harvest. Most gardeners think more water equals bigger melons,
Why sweat for smaller roots when nature can do the heavy lifting for you? Most gardeners think swedes need a deep tilled
The biggest secret in gardening is that you never actually have to buy the same plant twice. Your local nursery wants you
The secret reason your home-grown onions never get bigger than a golf ball. Store-bought sets are convenient, but they are genetically programmed
One simple shift in physics prevents the heartbreak of a snapped root forever. Nothing hurts more than growing a parsnip for 6
Why are the best gardeners tying their plants in knots to get a better harvest? Most people think getting snowy white cauliflower
Why is your neighbor’s broccoli still tight while yours is turning into a flower garden? Stop treating your broccoli like a cactus.
Are you wasting hours on your knees thinning seedlings when you could be harvesting clusters of beets instead? Most gardeners are taught
Your arnica patch doesn’t need more of your time; it needs a better strategy. I spent years fighting weeds in my arnica
Did you know your kitchen waste is the secret to growing 100lb pumpkins? Most gardeners toss their kitchen scraps and old vines
You think you hate radicchio because you have only ever tasted the grocery store version. Stop buying bitter greens! True radicchio needs