Glimpses of Spring in the Garden
The first nibbles of French sorrel peek through the soil. French sorrel is among the earliest and latest crops available to gardeners.
Our Mothership: the Vermont Community Garden Network
The Vermont Community Garden Network (VCGN) has been there for us since before we dug up the south lawn and invited the …
The Garden in Winter
The garden sleeps. We don’t.
Thanks to the Plants and the Planters
The Plants Now we turn toward the vast fields of Plant life. As far as the eye can see, the Plants grow, …
Sweet Dreams to the 2020 Garden
We’re still enjoying some garden greens and herbs, but we’ve done our last big harvests and created a cozy winter bed for …
Brussels Sprouts: The Last Big Garden Harvest
While there are still salad greens, kale, and herbs to harvest, and a few lovely daikon radishes in a box bed, this …
The Garden’s Ancient History
This essay by 485 Elm gardener and naturalist Ned Swanberg originally appeared is reprinted from the Bridge with the author’s permission. ESSAY: …
Garlic Planting Day
Gardeners plant hope. Every year, we planting garlic for harvesting the next season. Here’s how we turned garlic heads into seeds of …
Compost Happens
Eventually, everything that was once an animal, vegetable, or mineral will break down—it will all compost. Without help, that could take months, …