Follow these simple steps to plant, grow, tend, and harvest bush beans in your organic kitchen garden and you’ll enjoy an abundant harvest!

Let’s talk about what grows best in the cool season. In March we know more sunshine is on the way and it feels a lot less scary to put little seedlings in the ground.

We’ve made it. The spring equinox is this month, marking the official start of spring.  Let’s celebrate by planting the seeds for abundant vegetable and pollinator gardens that will explode with life over the next month.

It may be winter, but our cool season plants can grow well in February in the DMV. Here’s a list of what to grow in our area this month.

Whether you are adding compost to your beds, getting seeds started indoors or direct sowing outside, let’s take the next 4 weeks to make sure you have something started for spring.

Start your cool season seeds indoors this January. It doesn’t have to be big. Even just one tray under a grow light can kick off the growth of your garden this year. 

If you want a spring garden full of lettuce, dill, carrots, onions, and cabbage, you should be planning for it in January.

Spring is right around the corner, which means now is the time to dream up everything you want from your 2025 garden.

The Gardenary style of intensive planting is my favorite method because it leaves little space to waste, looks beautiful, aligns with my garden goals, and produces really well.

When you’re planning out your garden, categorizing the plants you wish to grow by size is an essential step before you can draw planting plans.

Knowing your growing seasons will allow you to customize generalized garden advice into a personalized formula for success.

Four popular seed starting methods that offer cost, convenience, or sustainability—and the supplies you need to grow seedlings indoors with each method.

Starting seeds indoors is cost-effective and allows the plant extra time to grow before its outdoor growing season starts. Plus, you can grow varieties the nursery isn’t selling.

Certain herbs and vegetables actually do best when you direct sow them outside in the garden. Here’s the list.

Unsure when to buy seeds versus plants? Let’s cut through the overwhelm of buying seeds for your garden, so you can stop wasting time and money.

There are still vegetables, herbs, and flowers that can grow in your December kitchen garden. Here’s a list of what to plant in the garden and what to grow indoors this month.

The days are shorter and the temps are dropping, but there’s still plenty to do in the kitchen garden in December.