Vegetable Gardening

Vegetable garden with plants growing in rows on straw bales and soil, surrounded by green trees and fenced in the background.

Straw bale gardening – using a bale of straw as a raised vegetable bed

Three asparagus spears are emerging from the soil in a garden bed, surrounded by dirt and small pieces of organic matter.

Try planting edible perennials in your garden

A residential street with vegetable and plant beds bordered by rocks in the space between the sidewalk and parked cars.

From lawns to gardens – removing grass areas to make room for more veggies

A landscaped roadside area with green ground cover, succulents, rocks, gravel, and a few young trees near a sidewalk.

Gardening in planting strips

A small pond surrounded by moss and dense coniferous trees in a forested area.

To peat or not to peat

Close-up of unripe green tomatoes growing on a vine with leaves and stems visible in the background.

Ripening green tomatoes in the Seattle area

A close-up of a red ladybug with black spots sitting on the edge of a green leaf against a blurred green background.

Good bugs, bad bugs – take time to figure out which ones you should keep around

A brown garden snail with a patterned shell crawls over gray and white rocks.

How to Get Rid of Garden Snails in Seattle: Tips and Tricks