Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Spring means it's time for gardeners to think about seedlings, those little baby plants all ready to get plunked into the ground. And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is ...

It's easy to see why gardeners love cosmos. These delightful flowers burst with cheerful blooms in vibrant shades, from white to purple to pink. They're perfect in a meadow or English cottage garden, ...

I’ve been a regenerative farmer for nearly two decades, currently operating Blue Ridge Farm in a remote corner of northeastern Washington State. One of my four key farm values is a commitment to ...

I GENERALLY RECOMMEND that beginning home gardeners buy their vegetable transplants from a nursery or a local gardener’s plant sale. Germinating and tending delicate young plants can be both ...

Although the practice of making solid blocks of soil for growing seeds isn’t new (it may go back over 2000 years), soil blocking has gained popularity in the last few years. It’s not a complicated ...