Gardener's Greenroom

Basil will readily pop up without any special treatment, but if you’ve had trouble germinating peas, moonflowers, sweet peas, or nasturtiums, among others, soaking or scarifying could help your success.  Not to say that a sweet pea or morning glory...

Our Recipe of the Month for July celebrates one of summer’s simplest pleasures: fresh sweet corn hot off the grill. When garden meals move outdoors and summer harvests start filling the table, few dishes feel more seasonal than classic Mexican...

Maybe I’m a big ol’ softy. I have trouble thinning my plants. They tried so hard to sprout and grow, and now I’m just going to kill off the extras? But it is something that needs to be done, even...

If you have ever tried to grow plants indoors and watched them stretch toward the window or turn pale and weak, you already know how important light is. Grow lights are designed to fix that problem. They give your plants...

When most gardeners think about planting, spring gets all the attention. By midsummer, many assume the season is winding down and begin focusing on harvesting tomatoes, peppers, and other warm-season favorites. But experienced gardeners know a secret: some of the...

I love the scent, texture, look, and, of course, flavor of rosemary. Lavender is simply glorious. But both are notoriously difficult to sprout from seed. If this is your first time starting herbs from seed, it can be frustrating. However,...

One inch, two inches? How important is it to get the spacing and depth just right when planting seeds? Seed packets usually have instructions, sometimes detailed, sometimes vague, about spacing and depth, but it isn’t always all inclusive, and gardeners...

Our Recipe of the Month for June celebrates one of the best flavors of summer: fresh garden tomatoes. As tomato plants begin filling baskets and countertops with colorful harvests, simple recipes that let those homegrown flavors shine become the stars...

If you’re ready to have fresh fruit from your yard next year, not in 5-10 years, raspberries are an excellent choice. Raspberry plants can be tucked into almost any available space, begin producing a harvest in their second year, and...