Articles tagged: kitchen gardening
Home & Garden: Six tips for planting healthy roses
Posted: Apr 16, 2011The theme of our gardens is, broadly speaking, growing what is edible and useful. So it’s still a little surprising to me that we grow roses too. Roses in the rosa rugosa family have large ... Read more »
home & garden: The Magic of Pole Beans: These legumes take up little space and enrich the soil in a small garden
Posted: Apr 05, 2011Jan and I were thrilled to participate this year in FestiFools, a short parade of large puppets held the first weekend of April in downtown Ann Arbor. It was spectacularly fun, despite the rain, wind ... Read more »
Home & Garden: Why test your soil?
Posted: Apr 02, 2011Are you planning to fertilize your lawn this year? How much and what type of formulation should you use? Is the soil pH in your garden a proper level for growing what you want to ... Read more »
Home & Garden: This cold frame was 20 years in the making - and perfect for a chilly Michigan spring
Posted: Mar 29, 2011Cold frames extend the growing season, which is handy in a climate such as Southeastern Michigan. We've employed a variety of season extenders in our gardens over the years, from modest juice-jar cloches to a ... Read more »
With video: Tearing down the barn the first step in reclaiming our yard
Posted: Jan 29, 2011In the fall of 2006, we made the difficult decision to replace our beloved but tottering antique carriage barn with a solid and fitting structure. After decades of repairs and renovations, we came to the ... Read more »
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