With their universal appeal and relative ease of growing, peas are choice crops that small-scale farmers can bank on.
Start seeds the simple way by planting in soil blocks that are easily transplanted into the garden once growing season hits in full force.
"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser walks you through how to arrange ornamental plants in a container for a eye-pleasing design.
"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser shows you how to use a bulb auger for easy planting.
"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser shows you how to mulch your vegetable garden to minimize weeds and hold in moisture.
The owner of Entomology Solutions, in Louisville, Ky., explains how to attract beneficial insects to your garden.
Learn about five pest insects that could be wreaking havoc in your garden.
Learn to compost with worms with help from this video workshop.
Although winter’s chill has arrived in full force here in my Pennsylvania garden, I’ve been able to enjoy a little culinary sunshine. In my fridge and freezer sits a few pints of a friend’s strawberry freezer jam, lots of frozen veggies from my garden and quarts upon quarts of my homemade pickles.
We lost our big, old apple tree in a windstorm last week. Although the tree was half dead and produced only a handful of fruits, I will miss it.
We’ve had a bit of snow here in Pennsylvania, so the garden has been fairly still for the past week—but I found a surprise yesterday as I headed out to fill the bird feeder.
