Maintaining soil health is one of the most important things you can do to help your garden thrive and the best way to improve the health of your soil is to plant cover crops.  The best cover...

When I was first introduced to daikon radishes, I was so amazed by their size that I had to try growing them myself. But much to my disappointment, my daikons didn’t get anywhere as large as I was...

If you’re looking for a unique new crop to grow in your garden this year, then currant tomatoes may be right up your alley. Currant tomatoes are a fruit you may have never heard of before but once...

Sage (Salvia officinalis) is the edible form of sweet-scented salvias grown in ornamental borders. Until recently, sage was a reliable perennial herb in almost every climate. However, due to shifting...

Oregano can theoretically survive winter outdoors in almost every climate and is hardy right down to -30°F (for reference, that covers most of Alaska!). So why is it so hard to grow outdoors here,...

Hail storms can devastate crops and are particularly challenging for gardeners not just because of the direct damage they cause, but due to the lasting after effects, and accompanying weather.