YouTube: Kick Your Compost into High Gear – Hot Composting
Our latest video shares the process of hot composting, or Active Batch Thermal Composting. It's a more involved but it's worth the results.
Stowell's evergreen sweet corn is nearly ready to pick.
Freezing Fresh Corn
We were leaving for vacation and all the fresh corn ripened at the same time. What to do?! Learn how freezing fresh corn is the way to go.
YouTube: Catch Tomato Hornworms in the Act
Our latest YouTube video makes it easy to catch tomato hornworms in the act. This one trick will help you find and eliminate them.
These black vernissage tomatoes are so beautiful. Sliced or diced, they are delicious too.
07-31-25 Loving Summer
In this issue: July in the Garden - Loving Summer Video: Grow Poppy Seeds for Baking Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Award-Winning Tip - Onion Rust Gardenerd Product of the Month: NEW! High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening 1. July in the Garden - Loving Summer Summer harvests make the garden great this time of year. It's the time to delight in the fruits of our labor. We've worked hard to grow these crops, and now the garden rewards us.…
YouTube: Grow Poppy Seeds for Baked Goods and Cooking
Grow poppy seeds for muffins or everything bagels! Our latest video shows how, & clarifies which varieties are safe to grow and eat
Stowell's evergreen sweet corn is ready for harvest. They may be small but they are sweet!
Wordless Wednesday: Before I Leave
Before I leave on vacation for a week, I feel a bittersweet connection with my garden. I know all the tomatoes will ripen while I'm gone...
Freshly applied salt hay mulch on a newly planted Vego Garden
Give Away: Salt Hay Mulch
We're giving away a small box of Salt Hay. To find out why we like it, read on...
YouTube: Low Cost Trellises That Last
Gardening on a budget is possible when you use low cost trellises that last for decades. Our latest video shows you how to do it.
Review: The Modern Pioneer Pantry
When a review copy of The Modern Pioneer Pantry by Mary Bryant Shrader dropped in my inbox, it gave me hope. This book does not disappoint.
YouTube: The Problem with Salsa Gardens – Cilantro
Our latest video helps solve the problem with salsa gardens, when cilantro and tomatoes aren't ripe at the same time.