Summer is here and the plants are probably starting to feel the effects of the heat. If you’re a gardener, you are probably trying to figure out what you need to add to make your garden grow best. What if I told you that there is a new garden supplement ...

One of the primary reasons I garden is to fill my pantry with canned fruits and vegetables that are free of bpa and pesticides. Of all the different things I preserve, tomatoes are far and away the most-used garden ingredient in my household; it seems I’m constantly pulling ...

Teaching kids about why being eco-friendly is important can be fun and the perfect setting for such an experience is right in the back yard. There dads and children can find a good spot, dig a hole, and explore the inner workings of a miniature undergr...

The plants have been in the ground over a month now and we are seeing good growth with the warm weather. Our experiment with broccoli has turned out well, as a couple new florets have appeared in the last week. The tomato plants are growing higher, and just this weekend ...

By: Ben Lindwall Here in Minnesota, during the winter, there is only one way for a stay-at-home-dad to keep his sanity: grow something. I’ve been gardening for a little over 5 years but have just recently come to realize the offseason benefits of growing food in the winter. As we ...

You’d be surprised how much flack a person gets just because they happen to mention they’re going to make a hot tomato pie almost from scratch. And it’s a crying shame too. There you are, working your fingers to the bone…day in and day out, pushing the boulder uphill, only ...

Well, the Romas certainly won that race. Perhaps it could be argued they had less to heft to the finish line than their older brothers, the Beefsteak Tomatoes. And to tell you the truth, I’m as disappointed as I am impatient about this. Because though Cute Redhead doesn’t (sit down ...

But not just any BLT’s mind you. I’ve a recipe that will change your life. And these little Romas, presented to me  just now by Beta Male (with no small measure of pride), will most definitely be involved. And so will the basil. So…if you’re finding the urge to head ...

…you peel if off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. Enough said.

If canning were in our future, this Roma tomato plant has us sitting pretty. I count (so far) 20 younglings — but not a bit of red ripening. Those red things? String beans, living right next door. I told you they can’t keep their hands to thems...