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Ladder or cage? The great debate. I have been obsessing over the idea of using tomato ladders rather than cages this year. I’ve heard they’re great for smaller spaces (like raised beds) because they help the plant grow up rather than out. I had my eye on these beautiful red tomato ladders from Gardener’s Supply, [...]

I’ve been sharecropping for several weeks now, and although I tried to steer us closer to veggies that were suitable for children to grow, we ended up with 3 container gardens full of veggies and herbs.  Hot damn, I’m practically a farmer! Here’s the soybean with another guest post. *************************************************************************** The plants and seeds made [...]

It’s time for another guest post by my favorite gardener and domestic diva, the soybean.  She cooks, she gardens, she sews… now if only she would purchase a pygmy goat and chickens for an urban farm… *************************************************************************** What to do when it’s raining and you can’t garden? Find cute botanical prints for a project! After [...]

The May issue of Sunset magazine came this weekend! I got some great inspiration from the “pocket garden” feature (page 40). They have a plan for 2′, 3′ and 4′ square gardens… adding a few more items to each. Sunset has really stepped it up in the past year – it’s the perfect combo of [...]

It’s time for another round of Gardening With the Soybean.  She’s just returned from Mexico (sans-Swine flu… we hope), and is in the planning stages for her 2009 Victory Garden.  “Victory Garden” has such a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?  Note: thesoybean is still referring to her garden as a “vegetable garden”, but in [...]