Ali Soper

Growing Asparagus from Seed – Is It Worth the Wait? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the vegetables we grow year after year. We sow them, nurture them, harvest them, pull them out – and then a few months later we start the whole process again. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. I’m certainly not giving up my tomatoes, beans or pumpkins. But as I begin introducing more perennial vegetables into my kitchen garden, I’m becoming increasingly interested in plants that stay put. And...

If you’ve recently moved into a new build, you might be looking out at your section wondering where to even begin. I see this a lot now. With the pace of development across the country, many homes are being handed over with very little topsoil left behind. The ground has often been compacted by heavy machinery, and what you’re left with can feel hard, lifeless, and quite honestly… a bit discouraging. It doesn’t really matter whether your base soil is clay, silt, or sand - the common issue is...

Leafy greens are one of those crops that quietly hold everything together in a productive garden. They’re fast, forgiving, and incredibly generous. When conditions are right, they’ll feed you again and again. When things are a bit tougher, they still show up - often better than most other vegetables. Grown primarily for their edible leaves, leafy greens are valued for their quick turnaround, cool-season reliability, high nutrient density, and their ability to be harvested repeatedly over a...