Last-Minute Halloween Gift Tags & Spooky Note Sheets Need a quick, fun way to dress up your Halloween treats or little gifts? I’ve got you covered! If you’re like me, sometimes Halloween sneaks up faster than a black cat on a moonlit night. So I created these Halloween gift tags and spooky note sheets that…
Frost vs. Freeze: How to Protect Your Fall Vegetable Garden
Ever notice how some vegetables can shrug off a light frost while others, like basil, turn to mush at the first chill? It all comes down to frost tolerance — and understanding the difference between a light frost and a hard freeze can help you protect your garden when temperatures drop. Frost vs. Freeze —…
How to Grow Garlic in Raised Beds: A Complete Fall Planting Guide for Beginners
Garlic is one of those crops that takes a little patience — and a little planning — but it’s worth it when you pull up those fragrant bulbs next summer. While it doesn’t require a lot of attention, it does take both time and space, especially if you dedicate an entire bed to it. The…
Grow Kale This Fall + Make This Easy Kale Crunch Salad with Citrus Dressing
Kale is one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow in the fall garden. It loves cooler weather, which actually makes the leaves sweeter, and it keeps producing long after the other vegetables have called it quits for the season. My favorite is the baby or curly kale. I’m not a fan of…
Choosing the Perfect Pumpkin: A Guide to Carving, Cooking, and Keeping
Picking the Perfect Pumpkin (and What to Do with It After!) It must be October because pumpkins are everywhere. From the big orange ones that beg to be carved into spooky faces to the trendy white, turquoise, and green varieties showing up on porches and grocery store displays — they’re hard to resist. I’m even…
How to Transition Your Houseplants Indoors for Winter (Without Stressing Them Out)
Every spring I take most of my houseplants outside and place them my covered back deck. But as soon as those nighttime temperatures start dipping into the 50s, I know it’s time to start thinking about bringing them inside for the winter. A little planning now helps your plants avoid shock and keeps them healthy…
What to Do With All Those Eggs? Try These Easy Garden-Fresh Egg Muffins!
I only have three hens, but that’s still about 21 eggs a week! Even after giving some away to family and friends, I still find myself with more eggs than I can eat some weeks. I love it when people say, “I’d love to have chickens, but I don’t have room for a big flock.”…
Small Space Gardening: Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden in a GreenStalk Planter
This year I decided to try something new. Even though I already have six raised beds, I purchased a Greenstalk five-tier vertical planter to see what all the buzz was about. I’ve recommended them to clients for small spaces, so I thought it was time I gave one a test run myself. Since I don’t…
Using Cover Crops in Small Gardens and Raised Beds
As a home gardener, you may not have thought much about cover crops—or maybe you’ve assumed they’re only for farmers with big fields of corn or wheat. The truth is that cover crops can be just as useful in a small backyard garden and raised beds as they are on a farm. Whether you grow…
How to Refresh and Reuse Container Soil
It’s that time of year again—my summer flowers are starting to fade. I’ve just pulled out the zinnias and impatiens that brightened my garden all season, and now I’m ready to swap them for a fresh round of fall flowers. When I visited my local nursery a few days ago to pick up compost there…
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