We've talked about the advantages of container gardening, as well as ideas for fabulous and unlikely growing containers. But then of course there's caring for container plants. I have been traveling a lot during these past few months, as many people do in the summer time. I also happen to have a lot of plants…
It's that time of year, when fruits are being harvested, and I teach you how to save seeds for the future, especially heirlooms. This is especially important as more and more varieties are lost as we continually buy just the few varieties offered to us in the grocery store. In my first book "Food Heroes,"…
One of my favorite things is to get what my dad calls "volunteers" in the garden. Thess are plants that spring up from having their seeds tossed in the compost pile, and later getting transplanted when the compost is added to the soil. This has happened with squash, zucchini and zinnia flowers this year. But…
Last night, I harvested the kale I'm growing in the planter box I tried out this year. Since I didn't have a lot of growing space this summer, I went with all sorts of containers, and I have to say it's been rather fun to harvest jalapeños and tomatoes and radishes and herbs and now…
When I wrote my book Modern Pioneering, it was to encourage and inspire the use of our hands no matter what kind of space you live in, because most of us don't live with a lot of land around us. Sometimes all we have is a windowsill, or a back alley, or a fire escape,…
I have been seeing a lot of big herb plants everywhere I go lately, which got me thinking about all of the ways to preserve herbs for the months we don't have them fresh in our gardens. The first step in preserving them, however, is cutting them, so today I thought I'd show you how…
It is crazy to believe that after 10 years of building her body of work, we are finally counting down the days until the premier of Georgia's new show "Wild Food" on Destination America! If you haven't already heard, the show premiers Saturday, June 23 at 10pm EST/9pm CT.
As a way to give you some…
It is crazy to believe that after 10 years of building her body of work, we are finally counting down the days until the premier of Georgia's new show "Wild Food" on Destination America! If you haven't already heard, the show premiers Saturday, June 23rd at 10pm EST/9pm CT.
As a way to give you some…
Some of our most popular posts on this website are our DIY building projects, from planter boxes to raised bed green houses. So today our contributor Thad Sperry is here to show you how to build a simple bluebird nest box! It's the perfect project to take on this weekend.
Have you ever noticed how a…