How to Plant & Grow Boysenberries

How to Plant & Grow Boysenberries

Delicate, full of flavor, and packed with brilliant sweet juice, boysenberries were created by bringing together blackberries, raspberries, loganberries, and dewberries, resulting in a bramble that produces large, dark purple fruits. Delicious in cobblers, pies, preserves, and sauces, as well as an absolute treat to eat fresh, this uncommon berry is often overlooked due to…

Foraging Paw Paws

Foraging Paw Paws

Paw Paws are a delicious native fruit that’s prized by foragers! In this article, you’ll learn how to ID paw paw (Asimina triloba) trees throughout the year, plus when to look for the fruit, and how to best harvest and store it. How to ID a Paw Paw Tree Paw paws are small, perennial understory…

How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds

How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds

Learn how to harvest sunflower seeds from your garden, plus how to save them for snacking, birdseed, or replanting in next year’s garden! When to Harvest Unlike many flowers, you don’t want your sunflower blooms to dry all the way up before collecting your seeds. Brown, dead, dry sunflowers have likely either dropped all their…

Grilled Corn Salad

Grilled Corn Salad

One of my favorite easy and healthy summer side dishes is grilled corn salad, loaded with veggies fresh from my garden! Here’s my simple take on that classic recipe, but keep in mind that corn salad is super flexible, so feel free to switch out or add in veggies, or try a different dressing to…

How to Grow Sunflowers from Seed

How to Grow Sunflowers from Seed

Learn how to plant, grow, and care for sunflowers in your garden! These cheerful flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to your garden, plus provide a food source for birds, small mammals, and humans too! Growing Sunflowers At a Glance: Here’s a quick reference list about growing sunflowers. More details can be found in…