Now that the weather is substantially warmer, I finally transferred my last batch of seedlings outdoors and no longer have any baby plants inside. I plan on gifting some of these to neighbors and friends and planting the rest in the next wave of garden boxes. So far, the no-dig soil building method has saved time and effort, and I’m…

My nickel beans are having mixed results this year. I’m not sure if the slugs are feasting on the young sprouts or if I planted the seeds too close to the side of the raised bed. Filling a box does mess with the natural movement of the soil, so it’s possible I tried to get something to grow where it…

Following a “lazy gardening” hack I saw on Pinterest this year, I built a potato cage using scrap wire fencing and lining it with newspaper to retain the soil. I planted seed potatoes that I purchased from the local hardware store, as well as half-sprouted potatoes from my pantry. A TOWER of taters! After setting up the potato cage, I…

Last year’s strawberry buds were white, but this year they’re bright pink. The change in color could be due to the variety of strawberries—these might be different plants that thrived in the warm winter—or it’s just that the weather is different this year. That’s certainly been true, with unpredictable wind storms and now a small heat wave. Regardless of the…