Seed Saving and the Inventory You Do in October
Saving seed is the easy half. Knowing what you have, and whether it will still come up, is what decides next spring's order.
October 16, 2026
Sowing in August for the Second Season
August sowing is counted backwards from first frost, not forwards from today. Working out your window, sowing into summer heat, and what still has time.
August 13, 2026
Free Printable: The Sowing & Harvest Log (One Page, Whole Season)
A free printable sowing and harvest log — date every sowing, weigh every yield, let each tray teach the next. One page from the Grow the Green field sheet.
July 2, 2026
The First Herb Cut: Harder and Earlier Than You Think
Most herb beds underproduce because they are cut too timidly and too late. When to make the first cut, how hard, and when to let them flower.
June 4, 2026
What a Balcony Can Actually Feed You
Container growing fails on honest arithmetic, not skill. The two numbers that decide what a small space produces, and which crops repay the pot.
May 28, 2026
Transplanting Without the Two-Week Stall
A transplant that sulks for a fortnight has lost more than a fortnight. Why plants stall after moving, the evening routine that avoids it, and two special cases.
May 7, 2026
How to Find Your Real Last Frost Date
The zone chart describes a region; your ground has its own date, often weeks off. How to find yours in two seasons of notes, and what to do until you have them.
April 16, 2026
Hardening Off: The Week That Saves Your Seedlings
Seedlings raised indoors die outdoors from light, wind and swing — not cold. The three things that kill them, and the seven-day schedule that doesn't.
April 9, 2026
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