A late-summer guide to sowing sweet roots with patience, presence, and practicality 🌱 Opening Reflection: Not Too Late, Not Too Hot If you’ve hesitated to grow carrots in a hot climate, you’re not alone. They seem finicky. Slow. Stubborn. And summer doesn’t exactly scream “root veggie season.” But here’s the secret: with a little timing…
How to nourish your soil and welcome beauty with purpose, rest, and rooted care 🌿 Opening Reflection: Growing What You Don’t Harvest I used to think every inch of garden space had to produce something I could eat. But the more I’ve grown (in both soil and soul), the more I’ve come to love the…
Preserving Potential: A Guide for Gardeners Who Plan to Plant Again 🌿 Opening Reflection: Seeds Are Memory Some of my seeds are five years old.They’ve moved with me, across states and seasons. Some in labeled jars, some in old paper envelopes faded from sun. And every time I pick one up, it brings me back….
July in Zone 9 doesn’t whisper—it shouts. The sun is relentless, the bugs are bold, and the soil dries out faster than your morning cup of coffee. But here’s the thing: if we listen closely, July can teach us so much about what it means to grow through hard seasons—not just in our gardens, but…
A Southern Soil & Sunshine Guide Rooted in Renewal and Intuitive Gardening 🌞 Introduction: What Happens When You Don’t Rotate In my early gardening days, I planted tomatoes in the same corner every year. That sunny little spot was just so perfect. But by year three, something shifted. The leaves yellowed early. The fruit was…
A tribute to work, memory, and the stories that took root in the soil—and in me I didn’t grow up gardening as a hobby. In our Romanian small town, gardening was how we lived. My family grew vegetables for a living—rows upon rows of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants in the summer, and onions, radishes, and…
