Garden
Beat the Mid-Summer Blank Space: What to Plant Right Now for a Second Harvest
Maximize your garden space! Learn what heat-loving crops to plant right now for a second summer harvest and how to protect your soil from the blazing sun.
One Spent Onion Turned Into a Whole Bushel Basket
Turn kitchen scraps into a backyard bounty! See how I grew 24 lbs of fresh red onions from a single sprouted pantry scrap and how you can do it too.
The Early Bird Gets the Pepper
Want ripe peppers in May? Discover the secret to early harvests by treating peppers as perennials. Learn how overwintering gives you a two-month head start!
Botanical Bento Box Salsa Garden (Part 2)
Two months after hopping on the "Bontanical Bento" garden bandwagon, the results aren't great. Some plants bolted, others died. But the tomatoes are good.
Why Ducks are the Unsung Heroes of the Organic Garden
Chickens usually get the spotlight on the suburban homestead, but it's the "duck gold" (duck poop and straw) that's my secret to year-round garden productivity
How to Build a High-Yield Garden With Grocery Store Produce
Grow your own perpetual food forest for around $10 using seeds sourced from supermarket fresh produce. Here are the best varieties and hacks for a great garden
DIY Hanging Gourd Garden: Natural Shade for Your Zone 9 Summer
Beat the Zone 9 heat with a DIY hanging gourd garden! Learn how to build a budget trellis that provides natural shade and beautiful harvests in San Diego.
The Accidental Salad Bar Garden
I let some of my shade vegetables go to seed and now I have a year-round salad bar garden with nearly a dozen types of leafy greens, root crops and herbs in it.
Botanical Bento Box Salsa Garden (Part 1)
Maximize your harvest in 7 sq feet! Discover the "Botanical Bento" trend with a guide to planting a high-density, Salsa Garden in Zone 9. Perfect for small spaces and big flavors.
Best Heirloom Zucchini for Zone 9 Vegetable Gardens
I grew three heirloom zucchini varieties and rated them based on space, productivity, and flavor to find the best combo for our zone 9 vegetable garden