The Growing Journal

We planted radishes today. My 5-year-old checked the pot 14 times. Here's what happened.

I set up 4 pots on my 3x3 foot balcony today. Here's my layout, what I planted, and my concerns.

I set up 5 herb pots on my kitchen windowsill today. Here's my setup, what I planted, and what I'm worried about.

I've never grown anything. Today I planted my first seeds. Here's exactly what I did and how nervous I am.

I'm growing my mom's birthday gift. Flowers. 75 days. Her birthday is in 80 days.

I thinned the lettuce today. It felt wrong to kill healthy seedlings. But I did it.

My cherry tomato has 12 flowers. I hand-pollinated them today. Here's how and why.

I planted a 4x4 pollinator patch today. Wildflowers, zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, marigolds. Here's the plan.

I harvested my first radish today. 25 days from seed to plate. It was small, spicy, and the best thing I've ever eaten.

My daughter harvested her first radish today. She ate it. She asked to plant more.

Day 30 of my pollinator patch. I counted 11 bee species. I didn't know there were 11 in my neighborhood.

The radishes sprouted in 4 days. I actually screamed. Here's what they look like and what I'm doing next.

I've been harvesting my windowsill herbs for 2 weeks. I haven't bought herbs at the store since.

60 days of growing herbs on my windowsill. Here's what worked, what failed, and what I'd do differently next time.

The pepper finally started growing after 40 days. Here's what I think slowed it down and what changed.