After closing down our gardens for the winter the students have been able to focus on lessons about how plants grow, sustainable agriculture techniques, and plan ahead to the spring about what they would like to plant.

Our students were so encouraged this Thanksgiving by serving vegetables they grew themselves to their families that we are working backwards....

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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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Winter is making its way out the door, so it’s time to start thinking about preparing your garden for planting.

As soon as the ground thaws, begin loosening the soil with a shovel or pitchfork. Turn over sections at a time, working down to a depth of 8 to 10 in., keeping it rough and loose for now. The freezing and thawing it may have had over winter has....

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Don't curse the snow blanketing your garden these days. It’s actually one of nature’s best protectors of plants. It insulates them from extremes, and keeps them dormant. This clears the way for healthy spring re-growth.

Don’t have the luxury of winter blizzards in your area? Then you should consider adding a winter mulch to your garden. Applying....

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Growing lavender can be very rewarding. In the springtime you can watch the hummingbirds inspecting the gorgeous purple flowers, and enjoy the wonderful fragrances wafting through the garden with every breeze. Later, you can harvest and preserve those blossoms and use them in many different projects.

In my garden (Zone 10), I grow several different lavenders....

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