I’ve been vegetable gardening for 17 years!
And I’m happy to share what I’ve learned!
2026 Garden Preseason

So much happens before we see our plants growing in the garden. Join me for a tour of my garden beds and plan for the coming year.
Seed Starting

One of the best ways to save money, grow unique varieties, and extend your growing season is by starting seeds indoors. Here are the ins and outs that I’ve learned along the way.
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Essential Tips for Cutting Tomato Leaves
*Spoiler Alert* Yes, you probably should be cutting some of your tomato leaves. I say probably because I loathe blanket gardening advice. Nuance is what is missing in most conversations about most things these days. I digress. When to cut tomato leaves? When they are sick! Obviously. Septoria speckles? Big brown blight spots? Old and…
Planting Tomatoes – with a glove stealing puppy
I planted my tomatoes EARLY this year. Weeks early. I’ve done this before and lost some plants to frost damage. This year I was better prepared. First, historic data of when your last frost date falls is very important. Because the weather forecast app can change faster than you can refresh the page. So this…
2026 Garden Preseason
I used to watch sports. Basketball, football, and hockey. Sunday I cooked football food, all season long. Now my sport is gardening and I cook garden food all season long. I feel like spring is a bit like playoff season for gardeners. There is so much work to do, and you go, go, go until…
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