Memorial Day weekend is upon us and the forecast is a hot one. What are some risks of too much sun exposure and excessive heat?
Most of us will end up grilling hamburgers and hotdogs this Memorial Day weekend. Why not try something new and make a really easy spicy green chili sauce to top that burger with?
This is a good time to start a summer garden and start thinking about your fall plantings. So build your raised beds, make your growing medium and enjoy fresh produce in just a few weeks.
We've seen how growing vegetables can help the less fortunate. Today we'll see how Square Foot Gardening will soon help Arundel House of Hope.
Block party bring Brooklyn Park closer together.
It's the time of year for spring cleaning, but don't stop with your home. Use the spring season to take inventory of your health.
The Square Foot Gardening Foundation has adopted the Chinese proverb - Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
The goal of the national and state Farm to School programs are to get local farm products into our schools and provide better nutrition for the students and help regional farms at the same time.
Before taking SFG to third-world countries, Mel Bartholomew decided to approach the women first and ask them, “Would you like to improve the nutrition of your children so they are healthier?”
When we become Certified Square Foot Gardening Instructors, Mel Bartholomew encourages us to add a humanitarian component to our SFG teaching or business. Today we'll look at The Samaritan Women.
Because it's smaller than a traditional row garden, it's simple to protect your Square Foot Garden from pests whether they hop, flit, swoop or pounce. Here's how.
There are wonderful benefits to growing your own vegetables and herbs. But we need to review some of the safety tips to make sure you stay healthy while you’re out in your garden.
When you buy bagged compost at a home improvement store or a nursery how much compost are you REALLY getting. Chances are it's filled with cheap peat moss and isn't doing your plants any good. Ask!
Spring and summer are full of activity. Being active also means more chances of getting hurt and we especially need to protect our heads.
There is power in dirt as I recently learned when I helped at the Upton Edible Garden project in Baltimore last week. Dirt has the power to change lives, communities and even cities.
Today we'll learn about a great method for planting your transplants so that more roots will grow and will absorb more nutrients. It's called trenching.
You work hard and deserve a break. That can mean a relaxing vacation to help recharge your batteries. Here are some tips to keep your travel adventure as healthy as possible.
Is there anything as wonderful as the taste of a fresh-picked tomato straight from your garden? Supporting and pruning tomatoes is easy to do and is essential to growing large, healthy tomatoes.
Too many of us stand on the dock waiting. We want the ship in place, the gangplank perfectly positioned, the weather right and an engraved invitation before we’re willing to launch out.
Is the growing emphasis on curtailing distracted driving justified or overblown? I'd like to hear from you!
Can you REALLY grow corn in just 6" of growing medium? You bet! Here's how.
No, I'm not celebrating because we get an extra day to send in our taxes, April 15th is, statistically speaking, also the last frost date for our area.
You have big plans for a spring garden and beautiful lawn but is your body ready for all of that work? Some simple steps can ease the aches and pains of yard work.
After one of my classes a woman approached me with tears in her eyes. Her husband loved to garden and was now wheel chair bound. Adaptive gardening was the answer to getting him back outside.
Does eating organic produce make a difference? If you want to avoid potentially toxic chemicals —yes. But studies show that when it comes to certain nutrients they are almost the same.
Spring is here and so are allergies. Millions of allergic Americans are bracing themselves for sneezes and watery eyes but you don't have to suffer.
Square Foot Gardening is a terrific method for those with physical limitations since you eliminate hard labor like digging the existing soil and can add legs and a bottom to your raised bed.
Garden fabric or floating row covers (FRCs) can protect your crops from frost, shade your delicate lettuces and keep bugs from invading your garden.
As if Square Foot Gardening didn't already save you enough space, today we'll learn how to grow vertically.
Avocados have been really ripe and amazing tasting lately. This recipe has a peppercorn dry rub, thick cut bacon and fresh avocados all on top of a juicy burger.
"The growing tyranny of the majority will someday overthrow the rights of the American people under the flag of good will."
Certianly better taste and nutrition are the main considerations for what you grow in your garden, but have you given any thought to the VALUE per square foot of your choices?
Have you started planting your vegetable garden yet? No? With the Square Foot Gardening method you can easily extend your growing season with some PVC pipe and a blanket.
Veteran Compost is a veteran-owned company located in Aberdeen, Maryland. They keep food waste out of our landfills and provide superior compost while hiring veterans and their family members.
Last week we looked at Peat Moss and Vermiculite. This week we explore the third component of Mel's Mix ... blended compost.
You don't have to KNOW everything about gardening just where to GO to find the information you need. My choice ... the Home & Garden Information Center of the University of MD Extension.
Have you ever been to the Maryland Home & Garden Show? If not, you're in for a treat. Come see how local landscapers interpret this year's theme: "Books in Bloom."
With the Square Foot Gardening (SFG) method, it doesn’t matter if your soil is sandy or full of clay because you won’t be using it. The “secret” is “Mel’s Mix”.
“Once limits are placed on almost anything, you will find it much easier to take care of and therefore you will be more comfortable with it and enjoy it more.”—Mel Bartholomew on raised beds.
Time's Running Out to Make a Difference in the Lives of Our Local Homeless and Uninsured Get your tickets for this year's “BID FOR HOPE”