I have been perennially frustrated with the Basil I have put in the garden. It has underperformed and always bolted too quickly. This year, however, a colleague turned me on to the Kitazawa Seed Company. It is the oldest seed company in America specializing in Asian vegetable seeds. I bought
The chore of thinning plants is always laced with a hint of melancholy. As the weather warms and plants emerge from the ground, the visual affirmation that winter has released its grip provides a refreshing dose of optimism. But just like most human endeavors, gardening is a game of percentages
Changes in consumer shopping habits have forever altered the face of the retail experience. Amazon has led the way with its Prime subscription. With it, many items we would typically buy in brick-and-mortar stores can instead be delivered to our door for the same price and quite often for even
In the 23-minute satirical song “Alice’s Restaurant,” Arlo Guthrie makes mention of having to clean up a pile of trash with “implements of destruction.” It was a term I became instantly fond of because the line between productive work and wanton destruction can be particularly tenuous when hand tools are
The arrival of spring has many of us thumbing through seed catalogs making great plans for another growing season. I have a small plot behind the garage but am looking to expand the garden (yet again). I’m a little behind in my planning because of the snow and because I