Ask TennZen: Is it safe to grow veggies in tires?

It's time for another edition of "Ask TennZen," in which I do my best to answer your questions. As always, any advi…

On watering the tater tires

I've been asked about how we water our tater tires. Here's the answer: we use soaker hoses. The setup: We have a regula…

Ask TennZen: Does gardening really pay?

It's time for another edition of "Ask TennZen," in which I do my best to answer your questions. As always, any advi…

'Taters, Precious... planning for the yield

Saturday, we went to our local mushroom grower (mushroomery?) and picked up a truckload of organic mushroom compost. Only $25 a …

Garden update: 'maters and 'taters

Our tomato seedlings (which were started in peat pellets) have taken off like wildfire. The seedlings are several inches tall. …