In Our Maine Garden

When I decided to return to the community garden, it was supposed to be a small endeavor. But the garden had other ideas.

We’ve been gardening in Maine for years now. But this year, the garden isn’t behaving the same way. Here are some thoughts on when your garden is growing slowly.

Growing season is upon us — and it’s time to rethink your planting strategy. This planting hack makes caging tomatoes a breeze. If you’ve ever used the round tomato cages …

Planning a garden? Here’s what you need to know about how to prepare raised bed gardens for vegetable growing. Hint: there’s yearly work to make them ready. Long before it …

This robust Roasted Tomato Marinara Sauce with Garlic, Onion and Basil makes good use of in-season tomatoes and is perfect for freezing to enjoy later. Confession: I keep glass jars …

The peas are growing! Doing a second planting of sweet peas was a gamble — it’s something we’ve never tried before and with Maine’s short growing season, there’s a chance …

It’s mid-August and our mid-summer’s produce is a dream. Come gaze at our garden, and see why I am so excited about a plant I nearly pulled. I’d worried that …

I’ve been biding my time until our carrots and radishes were ripe. Finally, this past week, I took a chance and pulled some — and guess what? They were. Buried …

Okay, okay. It wasn’t patience that delivered our harvest. It was planning, planting, weeding, watering, sunlight and warms. It was things both in and beyond our control. Over the last …

With a warm, rich flavor, Basil Pecan Pesto is delightful on pasta, lovely on sandwiches and perfect on chicken, fish and vegetables. What a great summer sauce! There are little …