Top Tips for Blue Ribbon Veggies
‘Tis the season for county fairs and all the delights that go with them: cotton candy, Ferris wheels and (hopefully) lots of blue ribbons. If…

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‘Tis the season for county fairs and all the delights that go with them: cotton candy, Ferris wheels and (hopefully) lots of blue ribbons. If…
An estimated 13 million viewers tuned in to watch Food Network’s Ciao House this summer, so I know I wasn’t the only one who caught…
It’s tomato season! Delicious tomatoes, sun-ripened and fresh from the vine—what’s better than that? Of course, any gardening endeavor produces questions, and you may be…
Summers are short here in the North, and we obviously want to maximize our garden harvest as much as we can. That’s easy if you…
When it comes to growing vegetables, peas just don’t get the credit they deserve. According to data from the National Gardening Association, 86 percent of…
Picture this. It’s early June, you have a sprinkling of new seedlings in the ground and forecasters are predicting frost overnight. Don’t panic. It seems…
Okay, northern gardeners: tomato season is upon us and we have some decisions to make. We could plant our gardens full of Early Girl or…
Sometimes it seems like our northern gardens are reluctant to get growing in the spring. It’s as if everything is in slow motion… the first…
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We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
We’re shining a spotlight on this organization because they’re our valuable partner in delivering educational resources to northern gardeners of all ages and skill levels….
Mother Nature is on her own schedule; this spring proves it more than ever. No matter when the blooming begins, the spring parade of color found in shrubs and small trees is splendid, and these beauties display in a fairly predictable order.
Few things brighten up a winter kitchen like a cheerful container of herbs on the windowsill, but those savory stems take on glamorous appeal when…
Author Kim Roman says YES, you can. In her new book, How to Garden Indoors and Grow Your Own Food Year Round (Creative Homeowner, 2022),…
In October, many northern gardeners’ thoughts turn to winter clean-up. But don’t scrub your trowel just yet—many plants thrive when planted in the fall, even…
Resistance may be futile, but try these tactics for keeping squirrels out of your garden. I like to imagine what a squirrel real estate listing…
It’s late summer, and even though I’ve never been to your garden, I can predict this: it’s full of zucchini. If there’s one thing we…
The Slow Food Movement encourages deeper thinking around food. It links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and environment. When we reconnect…
July’s to-do list always starts with scouting for squash pests for me. Both squash bugs and squash vine borers usually show up right around the…
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