Project Green Thumbs

Fixing my tomato mistakes

There are few things I like better about summer than sweet, ripe tomatoes from the garden. In fact, I’ve cultivated quite the …

The holy grail of gardening. As the summer gardening season fades away, I’ve got a bone to pick with myself for the …

Visualize caprese salad! And salsa! And bruschetta! And, and, and… June 16, 2014. Few things I love more than a perfectly ripe …

I admit to being a goober. More evidence: I literally squealed when, while watering my garden last week, I noticed my green …

Although I focus my garden love almost exclusively on tomatoes and basil during the Summer, I must admit I find beanstalks the …

Cucumber seedling, of course. happy: A couple more hours in the garden. I always forget how busy Spring prep and transplanting can …

Sweet peas are as sweet as they look–super fragrant! (In fact, so fragrant that those of us with smell sensitivity keep them …

Clockwise from the top left: African Daisies in the big round pot, zucchini, jalapeno, mystery tomato, Japanese maple. Bottom row: A bunch …

Six months ago, I expected to write an exultant post about my cultivation of the gardener’s best friend: black gold, aka compost, …

One of the “heavenly bamboo” nandina plants which recently took up residence in our yard and will need some pruning at some …