Southern half of the raised bed kitchen garden, as seen this afternoon from the second floor of the new house! Yesterday it was sunny and i...

Harvesting basil in the June kitchen garden with my new favorite scissors . Realization of the Day: A few months ago, I wrote a long post ...

Swiss Chard & Artichoke White Pizza ( recipe here ) Realization of the Day: It's time to start putting those seed orders together! ...

Cold kale in the kitchen garden Realization of the Day: Sometimes it's better to wait until the sun hits the garden before ventu...

Not to worry—you can pick green tomatoes and ripen them indoors , off the vine. How was your tomato season? Ours was pretty disappointing, ...

Does anything taste better than a BLT made with homegrown tomatoes on homemade bread? Realization of the Day: It's the little thing...

This was supposed to be a short post about the blister beetles , but once I get started talking about diatomaceous earth it's hard for...

Thai pink egg tomato patch after about three minutes with the scuffle hoe. Back on June 30, 2006, a month and a half after declaring myself...

Love garlic? Learn How To Grow Your Own Garlic here (it's easy!). And you'll find links to my favorite recipes that call for garli...

No time to read, just need to get your peppers planted? Check out my previous post, How To Transplant Sweet Pepper Seedlings, the Extended V...

Love basil? You'll find links to all of my previous basil posts, as well as my favorite basil recipes, at the end of this post. Things ...

I'm Giving Away a $520 Earth Dinner Package! Greek oregano going gangbusters in the greenhouse (the left side is shorter from harvesti...

Thankfully it's an extremely cute reason. Realization of the Day: I keep composing garden blog posts in my head—but little lambs keep p...

Lilacs! (see them in all their sweet scented glory here ) Five more photos after the jump. . .

I'm always interested in hearing about gardeners' favorite varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers to grow from seed, so I thoug...

Love lettuce? You might find my post How To Grow Your Own Gourmet Lettuce from Seed: It's Easier than You Think! helpful. And there are...