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If you’ve been nurturing your seedlings indoors all winter, April feels like the month you’ve been waiting for. Temperatures are rising and it’s finally time to get your plants into the garden. But here’s the catch: seedlings raised indoors are...

If you’ve got a single 4×8 raised bed and big spring gardening plans, square foot gardening is one of the easiest ways to grow more food without overcrowding your plants. Instead of guessing spacing or planting in long rows, you...

Spring is supposed to be the most rewarding time in the garden. Fresh growth, mild weather, and that feeling of a fresh start. But if you suffer from seasonal allergies, it can also mean itchy eyes, sneezing, and cutting time...

March has a way of tricking us, my fellow gardeners. One warm afternoon and suddenly it feels like the season has turned. You start thinking about tomatoes, cucumbers, and everything you’ve been waiting to plant. Then a cold spell rolls...

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt as a gardener, it’s that plants can behave erratically. Like tomatoes that were supposed to grow uniformly suddenly sprawling across the garden bed. Or pea vines wrapping themselves around plants nearby. That’s the moment...

To many gardeners, spring always feels like the real start of the gardening year. The soil wakes up, seedlings begin to grow, and gardeners start filling beds with new crops. But after many seasons in the garden, I’ve learned that...

If you start seeds indoors, garden in between seasons, or grow in a space that doesn’t get perfect light all day, you’re already managing two light systems whether you know it or not. Sunlight is powerful but unpredictable in early...

My fellow gardeners, many of you might remember the first time you were fooled by a warm stretch in late winter. The soil was finally workable and signs of the spring season seem obvious, and then a sudden frost wipes...

Every spring, gardeners face a hidden challenge: the nitrogen gap. After the ground thaws, plants wake up hungry for nitrogen, but cold soil keeps beneficial microbes sluggish, so available nitrogen stays low for weeks. This creates a temporary “gap” where...

As much as I love tending to my garden, I’ll have to admit that planters have made gardening easier and more flexible. In my gardening journey, I’ve come to appreciate how planters remove barriers to growing, including poor soil, limited...