Growing advice, seasonal how-tos, and recipes from master gardener Andy Wilcox. A new article lands here every week.
Everyone’s favorite gardening task is sowing small seeds (we’re kidding). Maybe the last time you went to sow tiny seeds you ended up bending over seed trays for what felt like hours, straining your eyes and developing an...
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February 9, 2023
One of the great joys of gardening is getting to try out new-to-you varieties that you won’t find at your local grocery store. Purple bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, red-hot Thai...
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February 7, 2023
Peppers–especially hot peppers and chiles–have a bad rap for being difficult to start from seed, but that doesn’t have to be the case. There’s no reason you can’t grow your own...
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February 1, 2023
Do you ever get overwhelmed when buying seeds? There are so many varieties to choose from, and deciphering so many product descriptions can make things all the more confusing. Heirloom, hybrid,...
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January 18, 2023
Curate an all-star garden lineup with these delicious and productive tomato seeds. It’s that time of year again–time to pore over seed catalogs and decide on what varieties of tomatoes you’re...
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January 9, 2023
Tomatoes may have a reputation to be a little finicky when grown from seed, but with the right equipment and the proper care, tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to...
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December 22, 2022
If you’re anything like the rest of us, you probably have at least a few leftover seeds from last year. Most gardeners that I know (myself included) have a tendency to...
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December 15, 2022
It’s that time of year again. Bells are ringing, fires are crackling, and snow is falling. Christmas music is playing on every radio station and holiday movies are on every channel....
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November 22, 2022
It’s that time of the year when families and friends gather to eat and visit with one another. It’s the season of winding down, resting, and feasting in the company of...
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