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October 17th, 2025. I walked out to my coop in Austin’s Travis County backyard and found nothing in the nesting […]

October 17th, 2024 sticks in my mind. Woke up to silence where my hens should’ve been clucking. I found three

On June 14th last summer, I collapsed in my Austin garden, experiencing a knotting sensation in my stomach. My Straight

Kneeling in my Austin backyard on March 8th last year, fingers pressed into soil near the old pecan tree. It

I planted spinach seeds in my Sacramento backyard on a mild February morning last year, feeling optimistic about an early

Figuring out when to plant beets in Texas nearly broke my gardening spirit back in 2023. I tossed seeds into

Farm dogs are often expected to know their role instinctively, but real life on a farm is rarely that simple.

I know many gardeners are confused about when to plant sweet potatoes in their USDA zones. April 22nd near Knoxville

I shoved cucumber seeds into my Austin raised bed on March 18th last year, thinking I’d nailed the when to

I broke apart that bulb of garlic from Kroger on October 12, 2025, right there in my driveway in Raleigh,

I planted my first seed potatoes in Central Texas on February 12, 2025—right after a string of sunny 70°F days.

By mid-July 2024, half of my balcony resembled a kiln. Crispy leaves. Collapsed stems. One eggplant that just… The plant

Planted my first cherry tomato seedlings on March 12, 2023, at 8:30 am—right after moving into a third-floor Koreatown walk-up

I’ll never forget the spring of 2024—standing in my muddy backyard in Columbus, Ohio (USDA Zone 6a), holding a single

I thought I could just stick seeds in dirt and call it gardening. Turns out, on an NYC balcony, wind