by Tracy Bogard | Feb 10, 2023 | Information
Over The Garden Wall: Diet for a Hotter Climate – Five Plants That Could Help Feed the World Over the course of human history, scientists believe that humans have cultivated more than 6,000 different plant species. But over time, farmers gravitated toward...
by Tracy Bogard | Feb 10, 2023 | Information, Tips & Ideas
February Garden Checklist 2023 February Garden Checklist Check garden centers for sales on pots, spring bulbs, tools and garden soil – too early for plants Direct sow radishes, carrots and beets Start seeds indoors for tomatoes, peppers, herbs – Sow some extra for the...
by Tracy Bogard | Jan 17, 2023 | Information
Does Gardening Count as Exercise? Does Gardening Count as Exercise? According to the Second Edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans at health.gov, adults need 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intense aerobic activity each week. They also need...
by Tracy Bogard | Jan 17, 2023 | Information
Over The Garden Wall: The Inventor of the Sugar Snap Pea Has a Farm… The Inventor of the Sugar Snap Pea Has a Farm… Yes, someone invented the sugar snap pea! Every spring, the sugar snap peas at Magic Seed Farm in Twin Falls, Idaho, burst from the dirt like an alarm...
by Tracy Bogard | Jan 17, 2023 | Books and Publications, Information
Over The Garden Wall: Seed Detective Travels The World Tracking Down Lost Crops Adam Alexander travels the world looking for new seeds to add to his collection, an act he believes ties us to our ancestors. You’d expect someone once nicknamed the “Indiana Jones of...
