Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
Fall is one of my favorite times in the garden. With cooler temperatures prevailing, the garden seems to get a refresh, we get a refresh, and working outside is once again appealing. For many perennials, trees, and shrubs, fall is an ideal planting time—but “fall” isn’t a single set of growing conditions, especially in our short-season climate. Before grabbing your…
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Garlic isn’t just a kitchen staple—it’s a touch of garden magic, wrapped in papery skin. Whether you roast it until it’s buttery-sweet, mince it into a zesty pasta sauce, or braid it into a rustic display, it deserves its superstar status. It’s also a must-have for your fall garden. Planting garlic in fall is one of the simplest and most…
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“Eat the rainbow” is familiar advice for getting a variety of fruits and vegetables into our diets. But gardeners have an advantage: we can grow the rainbow, including colorful varieties of vegetables we rarely see at the grocery store. A home garden can certainly produce red tomatoes, but why not try yellow, orange, or purple? Think beans are only green?…
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I’m in my garden, looking at a jungle: before me is a tangle of cherry tomatoes in various stages of ripening… and blossoming. The next bed over holds the indeterminate beefsteaks—the biggies we wait for all summer. There, I’m seeing more of the same: some ripening, some mature greenies, and a whole lot of small green marbles staring back at…
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