Jeff Goldblum once said, “Life…uh…finds a way.” When he said it he was talking about genetically engineered female dinosaurs whose DNA was extracted from an ancient mosquito and who somehow evolved rapidly to breed within the supposedly controlled confines of Jurassic Park, but it’s a useful line if you think about it. For in....

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As fall arrives and you can feel the season making a shift, you may need to cut back your garden and start to get it ready for bed. And if you are growing herbs, this is the perfect time to capture all the flavors and fragrances in the foliage and preserve it for your winter use!

It is easy to do!

Just harvest any of your herbs like rosemary, thyme,....

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Oh my poor garden. I have enjoyed having a little balcony garden in Houston, Texas, over the last few months, but I have given up hope that it’s doing anything worth sharing. The peppers have wilted or not grown at all, the basil never grew back after picking it once,....

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Is your vegetable garden exhibiting a case of the summertime blues? Heat and glaring sun can do a lot of damage to your plants, especially as they get nearer to harvest. Since no plant can live without it, make every drop of H₂0 count.

Watch for wilting. Be sure to water your vegetables and herbs....

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Call me a wimp if you want, but I’ve just emerged from the sick and twisted depths of tomato plant disease, and I literally feel faint. I really don’t know what it is about tomato plant disease that inspires a strong negative physical response in me. Past experience, maybe? Or perhaps the abundance of information using loaded descriptive terms like &ldqu....

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