These Colorful Annuals Bloom in the Fall
My garden is spectacular right now—people stop in the street and marvel at it. This time next month, it’ll look like total crap. Once the zinnias die, and the trellises…
Plant These Vegetables This Fall to Harvest Next Spring
Fall in the garden is often thought of as a time for harvesting and putting it to bed for winter. In areas where temperatures during the winter get below freezing,…
Three Ways to Make Better Onion Dip
Onion dip does not need to be great to be enjoyable. Good or even mediocre onion dip is still better than a bowl of ranch dressing (and a bowl of…
Stop Making Bad Coleslaw
The weather is warm and picnics, backyard grilling, and cook-outs are everywhere you turn, and you know what that means: somebody is going to bring a bowl of terrible coleslaw,…
Do These Tasks This Month to Prepare Your Garden for Fall
If you’re in a part of the world where the temperature is currently Hell + 23 degrees, I see you. It may be hard to believe that fall is just…
TikTok Myth of the Week: There’s Plastic on Your Lettuce
The industrial-scale systems that grow and process our food can be strange and scary sometimes. But as we saw with myths like “whitened” milk and McDonald’s worm burgers, our imaginations…
The Best Vegetables to Grow in the Shade
Photo: elxeneize (Shutterstock) Gardens can vary in size, location, and the amount of sunlight they get each day. While most fruits and vegetables—especially those that produce flowers and fruits—do require…
It’s Time to Start Your Fall Garden
We’re still weeks away from my first summer tomato, and it feels like I just got all my tender summer starts and seeds in, but I know better: I can’t…
You Can Plant Your Own Ramps
Once a year, foragers and chefs unite in the herbaceous, springtime frenzy that is fiddlehead and ramp season. Fiddleheads, the curled, young tips of certain ferns, have always been a…
You Need to Sizzle Some Onions
You’ll need even more oil than this, actually.Photo: donikz (Shutterstock) Caramelized onions are the most famous type of cooked onion. This makes sense, because they taste good. But there is…