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Yellow daisies in the front, monarda in the back in my garden today. |
Growing Monarda

by Jeanne
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Yellow daisies in the front, monarda in the back in my garden today. |
Raised bed vegetable garden soil soil needs to be replenished periodically. If you’ve done your job right and selected great soil, and amended it with nice compost, you’re going to have super garden soil for the first few years. Because you don’t walk on a raised bed garden the way that you do with typical…
If you’re thinking about building a vegetable garden this year, raised beds are one of the best ways I know of to start a vegetable garden. Instead of renting a rototiller or hand-digging the soil, adding amendments and turning it all under to create a good garden bed, you start with the best soil mixture…
I’ve put together this henbit plant profile to spotlight a lovely plant – which many gardeners consider a weed. Weed or flower? To me, it’s a matter of perspective. Every spring, at least one of my raised beds is covered in a thick mat of henbit. Henbit is both lovely and practical despite being labeled…
I wrote this Ultime Guide to Growing Beets to share my techniques for growing tasty, organic beets. Beets are a powerhouse of nutrition. Both the beetroot and the leaves and stems are edible. You can also can beets and beet greens to store them for year-round use. Here, I share with you a full guide…
Very timely post. I’ve been thinking about bee balm lately. We have a native one that I’m hoping to get into my garden.
Hi, my friend! It’s a funny plant. I found it difficult to get started, but once it got established it is doing well. I really had to “baby” it through its first year but now I’m thinking of transplanting some since it is doing so well. Let me know how yours turns out!