Courtesy USDA The People’s Garden at Yreka High School in Yreka, Calif., is used to enhance the school’s agriculture and natural resource program. People’s Gardens now exist in all 50 states, two U.S. territories, and three foreign countries, with more than 400 People’s Gardens across the country, according to the USDA. Last year, the People’s […]
This desert cottontail rabbit isn’t Jackson, but it sure looks like him. I take it as an honor when a wild animal chooses my yard as its home. Whether they’re finches nesting in the eaves of the house or Western fence lizards hanging out under the tack shed, I feel blessed when a wild critter […]
While trees have a greater tolerance to flooding, other garden plants may not do so well if under water for prolonged amounts of time. As hurricane season gears up, urban gardeners need to protect their vegetables and flowers from heavy rains. Flooding can devastate urban areas and cause a lot of damage to gardens and the […]
This is high season for rucola (arugula) and we’re harvesting every few days.
Photo by Judith Hausman Raspberries are the “queen of berries” in my opinion, and I get mine from Amawalk Farm in New York. I’ve always loved the view from the berry patch at The Hickories. The gentle hills fold down from the ridge (just over the Connecticut line from me in Ridgefield) and over the […]
If you’re already growing squash—or even if you’re not—here are some squash facts you can’t miss.
Although they aren't edible, gourds are a useful and beautiful vining plant that you can add to your garden.
Getting hit with Mother Nature's fireworks show this past weekend reminded me of the importance of surge protectors in the shop.
Courtesy Penn State University/ Amitabh Avasthi Penn State horticulturist Robert Cameron created a biofilter that uses plant roots to clean wastewater. Plant roots enmeshed in layers of discarded materials inside upright pipes can purify dirty water from a washing machine, making it fit for growing vegetables and flushing toilets, according to Penn State University horticulturists. […]
Photo by Audrey Pavia Smokey chewing on something appropriate. I had rabbits as a kid growing up in the surburbs of L.A., but they always lived outside. No one ever heard of an indoor rabbit back then. But by the time I got back to bunny ownership, keeping indoor rabbits had become the norm. And […]
