Growing Blueberries in the Garden
By Robin Haglund Blueberries are not only one of my favorite fruits to eat, but the plants are some of my favorite eye-candy in any garden. Here are some tips for growing blueberries in your garden. […]
How To Grow Sprouts Indoors
by Chris McLaughlin The health benefits of sprouts are numerous and everybody can have these fresh greens in a matter of days. Even in the dead of winter, you can have fresh greens with this micro-gardening project. Here’s how to grow sprouts indoors. […]
Kale: A Green to Grow On
By Robin Haglund, CPH If there’s one leafy green growing in our Seattle garden 24:7:365, it’s kale. This hearty edible is easy to grow and relatively bulletproof in most seasons. Sure, kale will sometimes bolt (aka flower and set seed) in hot weather. During particularly long and frozen cold snaps, kale may melt to the ground. But, for the most part, it’s always plugging right along. Here are my tips for growing kale… [...]
Veggie Gardening in Mild Climates
By Jenny Peterson If you are lucky like I am, you live in a mild climate that allows you to garden year-round. Now, come August when we are expiring from 100+ degree heat here in Austin, Texas, I don’t feel so lucky — but in sunny January, I’ll take it! Like many people, I’ve mostly concentrated on warm weather veggies in that part of my garden. But in the last few years, I’ve become more [...]
Crop Rotation for Healthy Vegetable Gardens
By Chris McLaughlin Rotating vegetable crops in your garden is one of the best organic techniques used to encourage healthy plant growth from season to season. There are two styles of crop rotation that you can apply; most gardeners find that both are beneficial depending on what you’re trying to achieve. Here’s how they work… […]
Vegetable Garden Planning Tools
By Jodi Torpey In January the empty vegetable bed sits like a blank canvas, just waiting to be transformed into an edible masterpiece. When planted with the right combination of colors and textures, this once barren spot will become a thing of beauty. The quiet of winter is the perfect time to look at your blank canvas and plan your next vegetable masterwork. Here are some garden planning tools to get you started. [...]
Growing, Preserving and Cooking with Sage
By Chris McLaughlin I met sage on the day I started my first proper herb garden. I was 25 and had a couple of kids dancing around my ankles the whole time I was planting. In an infant herb garden, where young rosemary looks like thin, aged fingers and chives resemble nearly invisible strands of baby hair, sage with her broad, colorful, pebbly leaves becomes a satisfying focal point. Throughout the summer I discovered that [...]
Harvest Carrots All Year Long
By Robin Haglund, CPH There’s one garden crop I’m almost always able to forage from my garden – tasty carrots. When it’s hot in summer, this root vegetable rarely tries to flower. When it’s cold – even freezing cold – its top growth may whither, but those roots just get all the sweeter from the chill. In spring and fall, I’m savoring the baby carrots best thinned intermittently in order to maximize growing space for [...]
Grow Food in Fall and Winter
Would you like to grow food in fall and winter? We know it can be a bit more challenging if you don’t happen to live in a moderate climate such as California, where Sanctuary Soil is headquartered. But don’t despair! Even in cold climates, you can grow and enjoy fresh foods all year long. Here are some quick tips and resources that might help. […]
Happy Halloween and Pumpkins
From all of us here at Sanctuary Soils, here’s wishing you and your family a Happy Halloween. We love this time of year and consider pumpkins some of the most enduring and attractive symbols of autumn. That’s why we’re sharing a few quick growing tips – as well as pumpkin recipes. These healthy and delicious seasonal foods deserve to be celebrated in our homes and meals now. […]