Just Veggies

Rhubarb Care in Fall

Rhubarb may get your full attention as a spring vegetable-slash-fruit—and a vigorously growing one, at that—but fall is the perfect time to give it some care. A little fall care now ensures this perennial vegetable wakes up strong and productive in just a few short months. Here’s a quick list of what you can do ...

Biochar-Based 110 Blend

Biochar is a miraculous soil amendment that is currently having a moment. We might think it’s a new-fangled product but we’d be wrong. It’s an addition to soil that has been used in cultivation for millennia. A new product from my friends at Organic Mechanics puts the powers of biochar into a potting soil that ...

Adding a Loam-Compost Mix to the Garden

I added a loam-compost mix to the vegetable garden and I can tell already that my garden is happier. There’s no outward way to tell if it’s happy. There isn’t a thing planted in it yet. But perhaps my vegetable garden is reflecting my own happiness back to me. This will be our fourth summer ...