How to Preserve What Grew Well—and Why It Matters 🌿 Opening Reflection: A Harvest Worth Keeping There’s something sacred about saving seeds—especially tomato seeds. Maybe it’s because tomatoes are a garden favorite we tend with such care. We start them indoors when it’s still cold out. We harden them off, trellis them, prune them, talk…
A slow, intuitive approach to helping your tomatoes set fruit—with grace, not panic. 🌼 Introduction: When Flowers Hold Promise… But No Fruit Appears There’s a kind of hope wrapped in a tomato blossom. That tiny yellow flare signals your hard work might finally pay off. But what happens when the plant is thriving, blooming profusely—and…
A Southern Soil & Sunshine Guide Rooted in Intuitive Gardening 🌞 Introduction: Gaps Are Invitations, Not Failures You’ve harvested your radishes, pulled out a scraggly lettuce that bolted in the heat, or maybe lost a few seedlings to hungry bugs. What’s left behind is a bare patch of soil—and a decision. You could ignore it….
It’s late summer, and your peppers should be thriving. You’ve babied them through the spring, they’ve survived scorching July heat, and you’ve even hand-pollinated a few blossoms because you care that much. And yet—here you are—staring at curled leaves, droopy plants, or a fruit that looks more like a shriveled raisin than a juicy jalapeño….
A Southern Soil & Sunshine Garden Guide for Zones 8–10 🌞 Introduction: Lettuce Be Honest About the Heat If you’ve ever tried sowing lettuce in the middle of a Southern summer, you probably know how it ends: seed trays baking on the porch, sprouts that vanish overnight, and dreams of salad turning to compost. But…
Why Your Tomatoes and Squash Are Rotting from the Bottom Up — and How to Stop It Blossom end rot hit my garden hard the first summer I grew tomatoes in raised beds. The plants looked stunning — full of leaves and flowers — and then I spotted it: a beautiful, plump tomato with a…
