Video: How to Preserve Your Garden's Harvest

How to Prepare Your Garden's Harvest for Winter Storage

As the summer heat gives way to crisp fall air in much of the country, the average vegetable garden is starting to fade in its brilliance. Our vibrant green rows of tomatoes are now sad, brown, and drooping with the last fruit of the season. Winter squash vines that once threatened to tear down garden fences are shrinking under the burden of powdery mildew. It might feel like your days of eating homegrown meals from your garden are numbered, but...

How to Assess Your Garden's Microclimate

Selecting the space where you locate your vegetable garden might seem mundane or unimportant, but it’s often the reason why some gardens are successful and others aren’t. Most gardeners understand how their USDA growing zone impacts when they should plant their crops. But even within growing zones, there are pockets of unique conditions that can have a great effect on your garden—these are known as microclimates. As I’ll detail below, your garden...

Video: How to Save Seeds from Your Garden

Saving your own seeds from your garden is a rewarding practice and over time it will adapt your veggies to your garden’s specific microclimate. Here are a few tips for new seed savers and some veggies to get started with. For a more detailed description on how to save seeds, check out this article here.