If you haven’t planted your garden yet, you might find yourself gazing at your neighbors’ thriving gardens with envy—and at your own barren patches with regret. “It’s not too late,” I tell customers who call our contact center. “Life always welcomes you back.” Yes, life. The determined, leafy green stuff your smiling soil dreams of. […]
If you’re a raised bed gardener, chances are your beds are empty for a large portion of the year: from the end of harvest through the winter. What if you could squeeze in another crop? Consider fall-planted, spring-blooming bulbs. At the front of our building, we have a set of raised beds and planters, which […]
I feel fortunate to have a job that requires me to grow food as part of our testing program. Last year I was asked to test a prototype of the Revolution Classic Vine Planter. Our product designer suggested we try growing sweet potatoes in it. I was skeptical and predicted we wouldn’t get much of […]
SOMETIMES new traditions begin with an impulse buy. Last spring, I was at a garden center, struck by the beauty of a pot of blue-violet anemones and yellow ranunculus. The anemones were so gorgeous. And the winter had been so long. Ten bucks didn’t seem like too much to pay for a pot of plants […]
At Gardener’s Supply, we are fortunate to have experts and enthusiasts on just about every subject in the world of gardening. Kay Burde, who works on our merchandising team, is one of several staffers who raise bees. When my husband and I got our first hive in 2010, our goals were: Add pollinators to our […]
3 Reasons to Try Worm Composting Composting kitchen scraps in a worm bin is easy and rewarding. Even if you already have an outdoor compost bin, having a worm bin makes good sense. Here’s why: Worms work FAST: Worms can convert most kitchen scraps to finished compost in less than two weeks. Worms work ALL […]
When I heard that the United Nations named 2016 the International Year of Pulses, it motivated me to grow pulses, but first I had to learn what pulses were. Pulses are a type of leguminous crop that are harvested for their dry seed. Examples include dried beans, lentils, and chickpeas. They are packed with nutrients […]
Every Christmas I like to make gifts for friends with something from my garden. In the past I’ve made salsa, corn relish, pesto and horseradish. This year, I decided to use the many elderberries on my two trees to make elderberry syrup. I consider it to be a magical elixir and a natural remedy for […]
