Practical advice & moral support for the small-scale gardener
If you’re a gardener, chances are you’ve got some seeds squirreled away that are past their prime. Maybe you’re overzealous with your seed orders every year (me), couldn’t resist a bunch of free but expired seeds at a garden event (also me), or can’t bring yourself to throw away a packet with pretty illustrations on…
February flew by fast. After the leisurely pace of December and January, it felt like my gardening to-do list exploded, while my available time to do said gardening dwindled. But I needed to get ready: the spring equinox is only a few short weeks away (on March 19 this year). Urged on by the spring-like…
There are so many gardening tools on the market, and the quality ones aren’t cheap. Worry not, balcony gardeners: you only need a few affordable tools to maintain a small space. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to de-clutter your gardening stuff, save dollars and space by sticking to this streamlined list of essentials….
As activity outside on the balcony slows down, I’m keeping busy inside this December. The shelves installed in my kitchen window (a.k.a. “the greenhouse”) are populated with a collection of scraggly young plants that will be spending winter indoors. Each little pot contains a miniature experiment in propagation. Cuttings of herbs, salvia, and Agastache mingle…
Very few plants can live in the same pot forever. Eventually, they must either go in the ground or into a bigger pot. Since my garden is on a concrete balcony, a bigger pot it is. As a container gardener, I feel like I’m constantly moving a plant from one pot into another. Although every…