It's August. It's hot, and it's dry. This is normal for southeast Ohio, but that doesn't mean I don't complain regularly about the...

It's extremely dry in Ohio. According to the United States Drought Monitor website, southeast Ohio is "abnormally dry," and areas in the...

Check out what's happening on the farm: A new gnome has arrived and taken up residence in the shade bed. Who wouldn't choose this...

A few hours north of where I live is Holmes County, Ohio, with one of the greatest concentrations of Amish folk in the country. There are...

When I visit the garden center, I'm overwhelmed by plant lust and want to grow every plant I see. However, like most of us, I'm limited...

Hot weather has arrived, and the pond is hopping with life. The first generation of wood frogs has left in an secret mass exodus. After...

Here on the farm it's not all about sippng cappuccino and pretending we're on the Italian Riviera. The 34 domesticated animals that we...

The main garden has a Mediterranean feel this year. The rain is nearly constant and the humidity unbearable, but when the sun finally...

Check out the ponds now that summer is here: https://youtu.be/EBf9wGp694g

Here at Turtle Paradise we have been known to make fun of permaculturalists, but never permaculture principles. It's kind of like having...

When you're in the business of selling plants, you're going to do everything you can to sell more plants. To this end, the landscape...

What do beginning gardeners need to know to succeed, when success means getting an acceptable harvest and not feeling like they are...

I feel sorry for new gardeners, of which there are many now, due to fears of food shortages, and lots of time at home. There are so many...

Spring is in full swing. The multitudinous shades of green are eye-wateringly intense. Perennials are popping up everywhere in sight, as...

The American lawn gets a bad rap, and rightly so. The obsession with the perfect lawn has spread like a disease across the land, with...

This is not a review of Jeff Gibbs' (Michael Moore's mini me) Planet of the Humans. I watched it, and you should too, but I'm not going...

The hens are doing their stuff: turning waste products into protein. You can tell from their happy sounds how much they love it. Check it...

What better way to pass time while we're stuck at home than watch tadpoles develop? Check out the population: https://youtu.be/QoP1E3okEPE

Easter has arrived, along with an announcement from the Governor of Kentucky that attending church on this day is a criminal act. Surely...