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Note: This piece was originally part of a series on historical articles from Northern Gardener and Minnesota Horticulturist. Everything about tomatoes speaks of summer—their tart…
School gardens offer a great opportunity to engage students in active learning. Gardening can help youth understand the importance of nutrition and healthy, homegrown food….
With our erratic spring weather, one of the best investments a vegetable gardener in Minnesota can make is in a low tunnel. And, these season…
Indoor seed sowing, greenhouses, cold frames, hot beds—you name it, northern gardeners have tried it to extend the season for vegetables and other plants. Today,…
There are plenty of tips from the past on seed starting that we cannot recommend anymore. Please do not heat garden soil in the oven…
Many gardeners have probably noticed that plants are shrinking. Tiny tomatoes have been around for awhile, but plant breeders have also come up with ways…
Nothing rounds out the flavor of a soup or stew like onions, celery and leeks. Northern gardeners have always grown these flavorful crops, which have…
One of the joys of growing your own food is the perennial opportunity to push the growing season and try new things, even those that…
It looks like fall is finally coming in, and that means it will soon be time to store squash for winter. Depending on the variety,…
Recently, our community outreach manager Courtney Tchida visited the Gibbs Farm, a wonderful historic site run by the Ramsey County Historical Society. There, she had…
While northern gardeners often use various protection methods to give seedlings a jump start in spring, adding a more permanent solution to your garden can…
As your eyes drift across the garden, you might not immediately notice the bushy herb with the jagged-edged leaves. It’s easy to overlook amongst the…
Plant garlic this fall and thank yourself later as you enjoy fresh pesto, quiches and other garlic-filled dishes next summer. Growing garlic is easy and fun….
While northern gardeners typically think of March, April and May as the time for planting, July and August are also a great times to plant…
Local author Beth Dooley’s latest cookbook, The Perennial Kitchen: Simple Recipes for a Healthy Future (University of Minnesota Press, 2021), is a celebration of all…
Normally, we’re all about the tips for gardening in the cold and extending the season. But, in recent years especially, July and August tend to…
Once upon a time, I planted dill in my herb garden and it grew so tall and gorgeous that I couldn’t bear to harvest it….
Salads are a favorite meal in our home, which made growing lettuce a priority when space was carved out for a vegetable garden. It quickly…
It’s springtime and that means it’s time to talk about one of the best (and sometimes overlooked) vegetables: the radish. As gardeners, we praise the…
I love to eat prepared horseradish—I’ve put scoops of it on everything from roast beef to bratwurst, and it gives a nice oomph to my…
For vegetable gardeners, the first sign of an infestation of squash vine borers may be that their plants seem to be wilting. They may find…
Why don’t more people grow kohlrabi? I mean, what’s not to like? It’s easy to grow, it’s tasty in a multitude of recipes, it comes…
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