March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...a short growing season, it is worth considering mulching your peppers with black plastic, black mesh, or heavy straw. These help retain moisture, keep down the weeds, and reflect heat...
January 19, 2026 | By Tina Marie Wilcox & Susan Belsinger
...coir medium. Garden soil must have excellent drainage and be well-drained, weed-free, consistently moist, and be rich in organic matter. Plant-based mulch or hilling with soil will retain moisture and...
...orchard’s abundance into winter. Delicious with roasted squash, warm bread and fresh butter, or a slice of robust cheddar cheese. Ingredients 6 apples, peeled and chopped 1 onion, finely diced...
Summer is in full effect right now and that means our gardens are overflowing with the season’s generous bounty of herbs, flowers, and early vegetables. Mint and lemon balm cascade...
As gardeners we already know plants are amazing. They can have smells that are intoxicating, beautiful colors and patterns that mesmerize us, and beneficial properties that can help fight illness....
...names, “heartsease.” Or did you know that the word “mannequin” came from a trend in the early 1500s based around a magical belief about mandrakes? “Mannekins” were little dolls made...
January 20, 2025 | By Susan Belsinger & Tina Marie Wilcox
...a perpetual, self-sowing annual that germinates in late February and early March with chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), chickweed (Stellaria media), corn salad (Valerianella radiata), deadnettle (Lamium purpureum), henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), Johnny-jump-ups...
...relative of the powerful C. madagascarica—is considered a weed! Another plant used to treat sexual health is Zanthoxylum tsihanimposa, or prickly ash. It is used to treat erectile dysfunction and...
...fish, ham, crusty breads, and aged cheeses will round out the meal. For sweets, we’ll have fruitcake, tarts, Christmas cookies, and a Bûche de Noël, but I’m especially excited to...
