GROW

Are you tossing out a perfectly good leafy green while you wait for the “real” garden to grow? Growing purslane means early garden greens!

Tender green lettuce leaves are very susceptible to damage from slugs and snails. They’re also a favorite of pests like rabbits and deer, though admittedly those are not a problem for me here. To combat the damage from snails and slugs, try planting lettuce in containers up off the ground.

If you’ve got fruit flies bugging you, try a DIY fruit fly trap (and some prevention!) to get rid of fruit flies quickly and easily.

Wondering which herbs to grow in your garden? This list will give you some ideas! Some are great for cooking, others for medicine, and many for both.

There are plenty of reasons to choose heirloom seeds instead of their hybrid cousins. Your vegetable garden will shine with some of these vintage varieties!

Shishito pepper plants are compact and nice looking, as well as prolific, making them an excellent addition to your vegetable garden.

Here’s how to harvest an abundance of carrots from your garden this year. Growing carrots & eating them straight from the soil is a joy of gardening.

Learn how to save tomato seeds from your favorite heirloom variety. Saving tomato seeds is easy with these simple instructions.