The Dirt
First Things: Start More Seeds
Seed Starting by Sandy Swegel I had the good fortune to go backstage, so to speak, at a CSA farm this week. Lara’s farm is amazingly small. On just over an acre she almost single-handedly feeds 35 families. She has an unheated greenhouse and a rototiller, but otherwise, that’s as high-tech as she goes. Trying […]
Dowsing The Garden
Communicating With Your Garden by Sandy Swegel OK so this might seem a little weird. And it’s not something I talk about with my clients. But some years ago, I realized I had studied everything there was to learn about plants. I took the Master Gardener class, read all the best books, worked with the […]
The Indecisive Gardener
How to Make Decisions in Your Garden by Sandy Swegel Making decisions about where to plant things in the garden is one of my biggest challenges. Hard to imagine when I spend most of my time in other people’s gardens. But because I rent, my own garden is a blank slate. And that makes it […]