I Make Free Plant Markers from Sour Cream & Cottage Cheese Containers This Earth Day post is a little late (although I did miraculously ...

Baby Tom Thumb Lettuce in the Greenhouse Back on February 20th, I scattered a spot about two feet square with Tom Thumb lettuce seeds leftov...

Our One Clump of Tulips Almost Always Blooms for Easter Want a bigger bouquet? 4/16/06: Easter Greetings to You 4/16/06: Dogfoot Tiptoed Thr...

I'm Not Holding My Breath (or should that be my nose?) for These Beautiful Little Buds I'm crazy about lilacs, but I know better tha...

Pears not perfect? Make my moist and flavorful 100% Whole Grain Ginger Pear Bran Muffins Talk about a fruitful investment. A healthy pear...

This Is A Lot More Snow Than Last Time —and the Garden Looks Even Prettier Some of you are no doubt tired of hearing about our crazy and unp...

No Respect for Raised Beds — Topaz with Some Volunteer Bachelor's Buttons Last May I'm working on a cookbook all about making the m...

Tomatoes, Lemon Basil, Golden Zucchini, Lemon Cucumbers, and Swiss Chard Harvested October 7th Okay, so I just announced over on Farmgirl F...

4-Block and 20-Block Soil Block Makers at Johnny's Selected Seeds So I'm thinking of buying a soil block maker, and I'd love to ...

But this is a little ridiculous. Happy Valentine's Day! So what things do love growing in your garden the most? You can read more ab...

All's Quiet on the Winter Front I've been wanting to write about raised beds since I started this blog back in 2006. I decided to st...

The Well Fed Network's Annual Food Blog Awards are going on now! The judges have announced the finalists in each of the 14 categories, ...

Before Harvesting: Swiss Chard in the Greenhouse on 12/20/08 After Harvesting: By 1/4/09 the Plants are Already Growing Back Never pull up a...

Art Is Life—And Beauty Can Be Found in the Simplest Things Do you love books as much as I do? Then this is the contest for you! Back 40 Book...

Seven Kinds of Basil Seeds Started on My Potting Bench 6/12 (Late!) The Internet is an amazing resource for cooks and gardeners, but I...

Just Juice Them Using My Homemade Tomato Juice Recipe ! It hasn't been a good year for tomatoes in the garden, partly because I never go...