Grow, Harvest, and Use Naturally Sweet Stevia
An herb that grows in the garden and can be used as a sugar substitute sounds too good to be true, so of course I had to try it. Naturally sweet stevia has now taken its place on my list...
Category: Garden
How to Grow Ginger in Your Garden
Ginger seems like an exotic spice from a faraway place. I used it for many years before realizing how easy it is to grow ginger in your garden. My moment of epiphany occurred one year when crystallized ginger inexplicably became...
4 Great Gardening Books
An editor once asked me if I was interested in writing a book about gardening. I replied that I didn’t see the point, since everything there is to know about gardening had already been written in great gardening books. At...
Garden Produce Wash Stand
Root crops harvested from the garden invariably have soil sticking to them. Soil needs to be washed off before the vegs are brought into the house. In searching for a comfortable solution for a garden produce wash stand to rinse...
Testing Garden Seeds for Germination Rate
If you have garden seeds and wonder about their germination rate, you can find out by doing a sprout test. The same process may be used to presprout seeds that need a head start.
Why Save Garden Seeds — Gusto Bell Peppers
Seed companies come and seed companies go. The garden seeds you like best therefore may not be available next time you’re ready to purchase. That’s what happened to me with Gusto bell peppers. For the past several years I have...
How to Make Compost
Some people seem to believe making compost involves some secret, trick, or magic formula. Actually, it’s as easy as creating a pile from whatever comes out of your kitchen, garden, and barn.