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In my house, we seem to need an endless supply of onions. While buying onions at the grocery store or farmer’s market doesn’t cost us as much as purchasing fresh herbs or vine-ripened tomatoes, growing your own onions can cut down on food costs simply for the sheer volume of onions households like ours consume (the average American eats 20 pounds of onions a year!). It also gives us a chance to ensure they are grown without the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides. Wh

When you start growing dahlias, it’s impossible not to fall in love with their remarkable flowers. These tender perennials are easy to cultivate, and they put on a fantastic display of glorious blooms from early summer until they are felled by a hard frost. And after cold weather settles in, it’s time to dig up and remove the tubers for winter storage, to plant out again in spring. Lifting and storing is a simple process, but there are a few important steps to e

Caladiums are colorful, tropical foliage plants that grow as perennials in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11. In colder areas, where the ground freezes, they are often grown as annuals. They can be taken out of the ground in the fall, the corms stored during the winter months, and replanted the following spring. In addition, folks in regions that are warm and frost-free, but very rainy in winter, often dig up and store caladiums to prevent them from rotting in perpetually wet ground.

Raised bed gardening is a fantastic way to grow food. However, like any garden it needs some care and maintenance. One of the best ways to keep your raised bed healthy and fertile is by planting cover crops in the winter. What are Cover Crops? Cover crops are plants that protect the soil from erosion, help prevent weeds from growing in your gardens, improve soil fertility, and provide nutrients for other plants in your garden. This post may contain affiliate links, which simply mea