I didn’t plan on planting a fall garden. I mean, I did, but recent events had me making other plans that would delay getting seeds in the ground. I figured we’d skip ahead to next spring and I’d forego growing carrots, beets, fennel, and greens…
As I write this, the Seed Saver’s Exchange catalog is spread across my coffee table along with a sketched out garden map as we begin preparations for our fall garden. When I first introduced The Amateur Garden, I mentioned that we had spent countless seasons…
Every spring, as the weather becomes warmer and the days a bit longer, I dream of planting a garden and growing my own food. I think it’s natural that after months of cold, grey weather, spring appears around the corner and with it comes the…