Growing Guides

I spent my first Portland spring trying to push tiny dry onion bulbs into completely wet mud on my apartment […]

I remember dragging a massive bag of heavy potting dirt up the stairs to my south-facing Portland balcony. I desperately

I planted my first batch of garlic purely by accident. I tossed a forgotten, sprouting grocery store bulb into an

I killed at least five different basil plants during my first year of apartment gardening. I would buy those little

You want a crop that delivers fresh food before you even get bored of waiting. Radishes are the absolute fastest

Buying those plastic clamshells of salad greens at the supermarket drains your grocery budget fast. The leaves usually turn into

Buying canned vegetables makes absolutely no sense when you have an empty patio. You can easily grow green beans in

Plant a single squash seed and you often end up with enough food to feed your entire apartment building. Most

Buying mature pepper plants at the local nursery drains your gardening budget incredibly fast. A single jalapeño transplant in a

Letting aggressive vines sprawl across the ground wastes valuable real estate. A single healthy plant will quickly choke out every