How To Get Started With Pumpkins
We plant pumpkins every year because we love them! Whether you want pumpkins to put in a pie or carve at Halloween, they are heaps of fun to grow. These are big plants that need sunshine and…
Can You Grow Mushrooms In A Greenhouse?
Until recently, growing mushrooms was a pretty niche past time, even among gardeners and the grow-your-own community. When I started researching growing mushrooms, one of my first questions was ‘can you grow mushrooms in a greenhouse?’ Because,…
Are Microgreen Seeds Different From Regular Seeds?
Germinating microgreens on the kitchen window sill is one of my favorite ways to get a fast fix of food growing satisfaction. Not only do they go from dormant seed to ready-to-harvest in a matter of days,…
How You Can Enjoy The Benefits Of Radish Sprouts
Rather than waiting weeks for radish seeds to grow into, well, radishes, lots of people (including me) are enjoying their nutrient-dense and flavor-packed sprouts in all kinds of dishes instead. I love how quickly this grow your…
How Deep Do Pumpkin Roots Grow?
Pumpkins are notoriously hungry, thirsty, and sprawling plants. A lot of the growing advice for them centers around promoting a strong root system, so they can find enough water and food in the soil, and tolerate brief…
Why Is My Mycelium Growing So Slow?
Growing mushrooms is fascinating, satisfying, and trendy as heck. But it also has the potential to be pretty complex and challenging. Since fungi are a completely separate biological kingdom to plants, not much of what you’ve learned…
Growing Dill From Grocery Store Cuttings
Dill is one of my favorite herbs. I love it with fish, and I have a frankly obsessive relationship with dill pickles. I grow some from seed every year in my garden, but I still find myself…
Homemade Plant Food Tomatoes Love
Tomatoes are notoriously greedy plants. They’ll slurp all the nutrients out of fresh compost in a matter of weeks, and need topping up with fertilizer every week after that. If you’re growing your own produce to save…
Does Basil Flower?
Basil is primarily grown for its famously fragrant leaves. And I’ll be the first to admit that for a long time, it didn’t even occur to me whether it could flower. In fact, the first time one…
What To Plant With Basil And Benefits Of Companion Planting Your Herbs
I love to have a container full of herbs placed strategically close to my kitchen door. Basil is especially important because it’s a great way to give my cooking that extra burst of flavor. And a variety…