Every Friday, one lesson from the garden

The garden journal

Simple, useful notes from Grandma Greenthumb. One idea at a time.

Tuck flowers in among the vegetables and the pollinators will do half your work. No bees, no tomatoes.

You don't need a yard to grow basil, parsley, and mint. A sunny sill and a pot will feed you all summer.

A forked carrot is a carrot that hit a rock. Loosen the bed deep and fine, and they grow straight and sweet.

Fourteen years ago I started growing in aeroponic towers. Water, a tiny pump, and a sunny corner is all it takes.

Most people put the plant in and hope. Put a handful of compost in the hole first, and you change everything.

Wait until the soil is warm and the last frost is gone. Then poke a hole, drop a seed, and stand back.