It's been a busy couple of weeks at the Bird Household. Busy at work and busy in the garden. The main tomato crop is starting to come ...

It's another late year for heirloom tomato production in the North Natomas garden of Bill and Venus Bird. My apologies for not updating ...

Growing watermelons can be a real chore. A lot of it is trial and error, especially that "error" part. But the payoff is special ...

If your heirloom tomato garden is anything like mine, it's probably getting to the point where it's starting to produce far more th...

Vegetable gardens are work. No doubt about it. I've got blisters on top of my blisters, a farmer's tan from hell and various aches a...

One thing that has always confounded me during tomato growing season, and confounded a number of heirloom tomato growers, is the simple ques...

I suppose you could also call this post "Saving the Garden's Goodness," but anything with a bolt from the blue is a little mor...

How does your garden grow? Well, quite frankly, it's OFF THE HOOK! And thank you very much for asking. It's early July in Northern C...

I suppose you could also call this the "budget box." These are unlike the main planter beds in my garden. Those 4X8 foot beds used...

It's not easy convincing kids to eat something that you've just picked fresh from the vine in the backyard, especially in today'...