Play in the Dirt and Improve your Soil June 04, 2024Nichole Doolittle Healthy soil is a living entity with good structure from decaying organic matter, living microbes, plant roots, and the necessary nutrients. But how do you know if your soil is...
Seed Starting for Beginners: Growing Tips and Getting Outside May 20, 2024Nichole Doolittle For this final entry into our Seed Starting for Beginners trilogy, we will be covering what to do after your plants have germinated, caring for your seedlings, and how to get...
Seed Starting for Beginners: Prepping Soil and Planting the Seed April 02, 2024Nichole Doolittle Welcome back to our three-part series where we break down the nitty gritty on getting your seeds started for Spring! Check out our previous blog post, Seed Starting for Beginners: The...
Seed Starting for Beginners: The Complete List of Essentials March 18, 2024Nichole Doolittle Welcome to the wonderful world of seed starting! For many gardeners, the late months of winter through early Spring are characterized by staring out the window: thinking of annuals, and...
Welcome home! Your Guide to Getting New Houseplants Settled In January 16, 2024Nichole Doolittle For the entire month of December, and maybe even since November, you’ve had the taste of having a large piece of nature in your home. It’s green, smells great, and...
Holiday Gifts for Your Favorite Gardener December 11, 2023Nichole Doolittle With Christmas creeping in earlier and earlier in the year, it can be easy to lose time between Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving flies by, and suddenly Christmas is only a...
Garden Maintenance Made Easy November 09, 2023Nichole Doolittle Let’s be real for a second: garden maintenance at every seasonal change starts to feel like the chicken dance after a while. “Clean up your Garden”, “Prep Your Plants”, and...
Improving Yield on Suburban Homesteads October 07, 2023Nichole Doolittle Jealous of your neighbor's garden? We’ve ALL been there. You pull a handful of cherry tomatoes off the vine and smile with pride at the harvest you cultivated. Then, you...
Late Season Planting with a Liquid Biological September 09, 2023Nichole Doolittle So, your grand plans of getting out into the dirt didn’t start until fall. That’s okay! Even though your dreams of a grand summer garden might not have turned out...
Track Your Harvest for a Better Garden Next Year August 01, 2023Nichole Doolittle With a few weeks left before the summer begins to fade, our harvest season is beginning in earnest! Tomatoes popping off the vine, fridges filling with zucchini, forgotten lettuce long...
It's Summer! Check Off Your List of 8 Easy Garden Tasks July 05, 2023Nichole Doolittle Summer means swimming, grilling, hiking, and (of course) gardening! With the passing of the Summer Solstice, the days are getting longer and your plants are getting bigger. Growing conditions change...
10 Things You Need to Create an Organic Garden June 01, 2023Nichole Doolittle It’s time to get your gardens assembled! Spring is fading into summer, and with the weather getting warmer and the days getting sunnier, it’s time to get your hands dirty....