March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...chiles, there are all sorts of foods to prepare. Fresh salsas are a given. Chiles are roasted for sauces and for stuffing. Susan roasts them by the grill-load and freezes...
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...
...enjoy. Herbal Kitchen Soup Wreaths Gather sprigs of sage, rosemary, chives, savory, parsley, and thyme. To make your own soup wreath, all you need is sturdy undyed thread or twine...
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...
...info to search online using ancestry sites, newspaper archives, and other archives. Then I share what I’ve learned through a biweekly newsletter called Lost Ladies of Garden Writing. Along the...
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...
This year, my autumn garden has taken on a life of its own, far from the orderly vision I had in mind. The weeds, once a nuisance, now intertwine with...
I love weeds. There, I said it. Don’t worry, I do pull them (there’s a reason why they’re called weeds, after all) but I am much more likely to make...
