Farming Chart

The panic sets in around mid-february, when you pull out the garden calendar, get all gung-ho to do something productive and grab a pack of … Read more

Don’t assume that all seeds must be soaked before sowing; some are better off with a little presoaking. But knowing which ones are easy to … Read more

It’s disappointing: You bought some seeds and sowed them in the soil, expecting life to appear, and then nothing. You pull out your packet to … Read more

It’s early spring, and you plant a packet of seeds with the vision of a salad-loaded summer ahead. You look at the back of the … Read more

Some seeds don’t want to sprout, no matter how well you prepare them. Perhaps you’ve purchased high-quality seed, made soil ready, watered carefully, and still: … Read more

Rarely, problem with split radishes is soil; it is almost always a spacing issue. Almost always, though, it’s a spacing thing: Seeds are little dots … Read more

You might go out to pull seeds from soil only to find they’ve turned shriveled and slimy because the ground wasn’t warm enough. Ouch. What’s … Read more

Sow seeds, watering well, then wait. Nothing happens. And nothing happens. A week later; then another. What’s happening? You know: The bare spot in vegetable-garden … Read more

Vegetables turn from a delicious harvest to a woody disappointment very quickly, even faster then most gardeners would imagine. Out to check on your beans, … Read more

Days to harvest on the back of a seed pack is a figure we count on, but one that almost never coincides with when we … Read more

Then the weather app tells you: Frost Warning. What to do? Panic. Go out and survey your garden; what won’t make it through the night? … Read more