Row Covers: A Gardening Season-Extender With Benefits
These simple plant covers extend both ends of the growing season while encouraging vegetative growth and providing chemical-free pest protection.
In the Edible Garden
Figgety-Doo-Dah
How to grow a healthy and delectable treat
Eggplants: Easy to Grow with Surprising Variety and Versatility
Eggplants grow well in Central Virginia and add many international possibilities to the garden and table.
In the Vegetable Garden: July
Tasks & Tips for July
The Vegetable Garden in June
June tips to keep the vegetable garden healthy and happy.
May In the Vegetable Garden
May is the busiest month of the year for many home vegetable gardeners.
The Truth About Compost Tea: Making it, Using it, and What to Expect from it
How to make it, its benefits, potential downsides and current best practices
Minimum Till Cultivation: What? Don’t Turn over the Garden Soil?
Adopt minimum tillage cultivation practices to build healthy, productive soils the natural way.
Good Seeds, Bad Seeds
The seed catalogs just keep rolling in…..
Extending The Gardening Season
Want to extend your growing season? Think row covers.