June/July 2012
vol. 59, no. 4
FEATURES
Paste Tomatoes
Prized for sauce, paste tomatoes' intense flavor and meaty texture make them as delicious eaten fresh as they are in a marinara.
By Doug Oster
Sunflower Power
From tiny 'Elf' to the neck-craning 'Sunzilla', sunflowers come in a multitude of sizes. For seed, for cutting, or just for fun, there's one for every garden.
By Denise Foley
Onward & Upward
These eight annual flowering vines are an easy way to bring color and vertical interest to your garden.
By Marty Ross
Northern Exposure
No supermarkets, a 3-month gardening season, and bears. Oh, and an award-winning Alaska inn growing and serving some of the best food anywhere.
By Laurie Constantino
DEPARTMENTS
Design Like a Pro
A songbird garden guarantees a joyful noise.
Plant TNT
Grow big or grow home: skyscraper perennials.
Skills & Abilities
An ingenious way to trellis tomatoes.
Common Ground
A school that "incubates" future farmers.
Simply Fresh
Easy-to-make freezer jams take the pressure out of canning.
Flower Power
In a cocktail garden, it's always happy hour.
Pay Dirt
Organic certification and what it means for the home gardener.
Ask Organic Gardening
Taming comfrey, pinching mums, and more.
Good Bug, Bad Bug
Meet the helpful tachinid fly.
Earth Matters
The common garden plants that are poisonous to pets, counting butterflies, and more.
Profiles
For three generations, this tiny company in Vermont has been making gloves gardeners swear by.
We Like This!
Sustainable alternatives to plastic planting pots.
Maria's Farm Country Kitchen
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