Gardening
Tips for Gardening with Nature
As a longtime gardener, I have learned a few techniques to garden with, not against, nature. Here are a few tips.
Mount Olympus Community Garden Serves as a Classroom for Kids
Howard Driggs Elementary School kids in Holladay learn life skills by gardening at Mount Olympus Community Garden.
Growing Sprouts in your Kitchen
Healthy Eating Without Having to Weed My husband Ken and I have killed more plants than we have kept alive. Every orchid he has brought me has turned into a…
40 Acres Not Necessary: Utahns are Homesteading in Urban Backyards
In today’s world, homesteading means having chickens, growing a garden, beekeeping, or possibly raising goats or pigs. Not only does homesteading put dinner on the table, it also offers a…
Gardening in Pots: Anyone Can Grow a Garden
After gardening virtually all of my life, and later teaching gardening classes through West High School’s Community Education Program, I have concluded that almost anyone can grow a garden. The…
Urban Homesteading: Divest from Wall Street, Invest in Local Food
Urban Homesteading is not “tuning in and dropping out” — as the misguided back-to-the-land movement transpired in the 1960s, but it’s “tuning out and settling in” — tune out of…
Urban Gardening: Self-Sustaining Lifestyles
“A lot more people are thinking of gardening because of the coronavirus,” says Central Garden Club member Linda Dudley. “You can start with a five-gallon bucket and grow your first…
How To Trim Your Rose Bushes
When pruning roses, it helps to keep in mind the rule of thirds; never cut back more than a third of the bush, anything more than that can put too…
Winter Gardening — Why Wait for Spring?
I have successfully grown cold-hardy plants such as spinach, lettuce, arugula and even carrots, beets, radishes and Swiss chard right through the coldest Utah winters for more than 30 years…
Z is for Zucchini
These gardeners have their eyes on the prize, which is the state fair blue ribbon for the largest zucchini. Ponder that thought for a moment…the grower of Utah’s largest zucchini.…
Urban Gleaners from Green Urban Lunch Box
The contemporary idea of gleaning has earned a more respectable reputation with the rise of programs such as the one operated by Green Urban Lunchbox (GULB), a non-profit organization that…
Three Nontraditional Home Gardens in Salt Lake City
There are a wide range of garden projects possible. All that’s required is some creativity, resourcefulness and a willingness to get started!
Wasps Can Be Wonderful
Everyone knows that honeybees are good for your garden. They are natural pollinators and all around good guys. But what about the other flying, buzzing garden visitors; wasps, yellowjackets, and…
The World Beneath Our Feet: Organic Soil Supports a Rich Mix of Life
What do you see when you look at garden soil? If you simply see dirt, you may be surprised to learn that a single tablespoon of healthy soil contains more…
Liqui-Dirt: Grow Good Soil to Grow Good Crops
Most farmers in Utah have heard the old-fashioned term “dirt farmer”—it harkens back to the Great Depression when the plains lost most of their top soil, the greatest asset of…
DIY Greenhouses: Get a Go on your Gardening
I have designed, built and managed a variety of different greenhouses over the past 40 years. All of them have been primarily intended for starting hundreds of transplants for many…