God Himself Planted a Garden Blog

It’s hard to explain how perfect something is when it’s ripe—not only in flavor but also in medicinal and nutritional value. Of these three elements we tend to focus the most on flavor and fail to consider all the benefits of fully ripen produce. Science shows that...

Summer mornings are a special time in the garden. I like to get out there a little before the sun is completely up and walk around before it gets too hot. Plants look different when they are not as hot. There’s dew on the ground and oftentimes on many of the plants....

Grapes are one of the most fun things to grow in a home garden. On a small scale, they are relatively easy to grow and maintain, and they produce fruit that is pleasing to people of all ages. I know our family enjoys watching the grapes form and develop, and they...

Keep good company People often ask me if companion planting is a real thing and does it work. My answer to that is yes and yes. The idea of companion planting is to strategically locate your crops for the purpose of increased pollination, pest management, maximizing...

Few garden pests are hated as much as the common tomato hornworm!  These green-in-color caterpillars eventually turn into what is known as a hawk moth or sphinx moth and have white v-shaped markings and a distinct horn-like protrusion on their posterior ends. The...

In most regions, vegetable gardening is cyclical and revolves around the changing of the seasons. The most common gardening season that people think of is the warm weather, summer garden. From this growing period comes many of the most popular fruits and vegetables...

In gardening, trial and error is to be expected. Each year, I try to plant a couple of new things just to see how they grow, what affects them and to taste their deliciousness.  I’ve been gardening most of my life, but I continue to be amazed at how much there is to...

As a horticultural and agricultural consultant, I field a variety of questions, and it’s fair to say that many of them I don’t know how to answer. If you have spent any time at all working in your yard or garden then you know that questions upon questions arise. What...

One of the things that I love most about gardening is getting to eat and drink through the seasons. I can almost hear you saying right now, “There is nothing like a homegrown tomato!”  If you compare a vine-ripened tomato to one that you purchase in a supermarket...