All Posts In My Garden

A personal look at watering the garden with simple drip irrigation—no more hose wrestling.

From a well-worn grid notebook to a thoughtfully designed app, this article explores how garden planning evolves—and how the right tools can grow with you.

Aphids may be small, but between sticky honeydew, ant alliances, and rapid reproduction, they can take over a garden faster than you expect.

A practical, honest guide to growing cucumbers vertically on a stockade panel—with pruning, pest control, and lessons learned along the way.

A reliable way to dry tender Kakai pumpkin seeds—no burning, no bitterness, just crisp green pepitas you can eat now or save for later.

Kakai pumpkins are grown for their emerald, hull-less seeds, and in a Zone 6 garden they’re a late-season race against bugs, mildew, and time—but one well worth running.