Fall is an important time to support wildlife in the garden. As insects and animals forage to store food for the winter, there are many ways to help them find what they need. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares some tips for rewilding your fall garden to support your local ecosystem.
After the late swelter of summer, we look forward to cooler days and a more casual garden agenda. To keep our gardens fresh and prepare plants for overwintering, weathering through frost offers the best foundation. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores how to water the fall garden in fluctuating seasonal conditions and cool, short days.
Supporting our resident pollinators gets a boost with a pollinator hotel build. The simple structures, done correctly, provide safe shelter and nesting sites for essential insects like solitary bees. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines how to create an extended stay locale to support pollinators throughout the seasons.
Hugelkultur is a high-yielding permaculture method that builds soil using organic material and debris. Done correctly, it brings lasting results and a sustaining system for growing our favorite crops. Gardening expert Kaatheirne Rowe explores the merits of building our beds now with organic layering for robust growth in spring.
Birds get a bad rap in the garden. The truth is, they’re a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem! They eat pests, plant seeds, and manage debris. Don’t forget them this fall, and consider these 10 dos and don’ts at the end of the growing season.
Corn, beans, and squash aren’t the only three crops that play well together in the garden! Many other trios complement each other’s growth habits. Join backyard gardener Jerad Bryant to discover five modern twists on the traditional Three Sisters garden of the Haudenosaunee, or “People of the Longhouse.”
Water is one of our most precious resources. Wasting it is a no-go! Take advantage of cool fall weather to make positive changes for the future. You’ll save water, help your garden, and boost your plants the next spring. Join longtime landscaper Jerad Bryant to learn these five water-smart landscaping adjustments.
Got an empty GreenStalk? Fill it with plants! It’s not too late to get a second harvest at the end of the season. Whether you like fragrant herbs, beautiful flowers, or productive vegetables, there are many options here for you. Join container gardener Jerad Bryant and learn what you can plant in your GreenStalk planter this fall.
Natural dyes are both creative and sustainable, and you can make many of them from things you grow in your fall garden. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss explains how to do it, and which materials make the colors we love.
It’s not too late to sow seeds! September is a great month to think about cool-weather crops, like leafy greens and root vegetables. Sow these 11 seeds now for a successful harvest in the fall and winter.
As our garden tasks begin to mellow in fall, we can turn to the resourceful role of collecting and storing seeds from our most valuable performers. With seeds from the best of the best, we have strong plants tailored to our specific growing conditions. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe outlines seeds to collect and store in the fall for seasons of returns.
If you have free-ranging chickens, you know that food can become scarce in the winter. Gardening and chicken owner Melissa Strauss shares what you can plant in the spring to keep your birds happy in the winter.