My Garden’s Backstory
I’ve made many gardens over the years. In truth I should say I’ve made many, many (many, many) gardens. It all began with a minor…
Seasons: Summer
Is it a Zoo or is it a Garden?
The word “zoo” is short for “zoological gardens,” —historically a place to collect and foster animals. True to that definition, when we think of a…
Hope for Managing Blossom End Rot
A brief report from the world of science compiled by Ann Northrup
Jello Mold Farm
Artists, a performer, and now eco-friendly flower farmers and advocates for others in their field, Diane Szukovathy and Dennis Westphall of Jello Mold Farm have…
Photo Gallery: Backyard Beekeeping Adventures
Seattle gardeners Dan Corum and Kate Reedy have years of combined growing experience but are new to raising bees in their backyard—an adventure they…
Gardening with Backyard Bees
Our backyard beekeeping experiment has been an enlivening challenge and we are still learning. Even if we stop keeping bees at some point, we are fore…
Seed Saving for a Delicious Future
My greatest reward is harvesting seed. I find it miraculous that a single small seed can reproduce, often thousands of times over, all the while…
Exquisite Gardening
We are all gardeners. The question is: what are we tending?
Garden Allies: Pathogens
Pathogens are one of the principal mechanisms that regulate insect populations and, under the right conditions, pathogens can drastically reduce a pop…