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  • A stylized photo of Nicole smiling with their bare garden soil behind them, with vector art of different vegetables dancing around their face
    house & garden

    Nine Vegetables Procrastinating Queers Can
    Still Grow from Seed in May!

    Nico
    May 2, 2022
  • nicole holds up a beet from their garden, surrounded by greenery with cute little illustrations of vegetables around them. nicole is a white non-binary person with short cut and shaved bleached hair, wearing big glasses cat-eye shaped glasses and a beachy collared shirt
    house & garden

    Put On Your Bra-ssicas: You Can Still Plant
    Vegetables Now for the Fall! Here’s 14 to Try!

    Nico
    Aug 5, 2021
  • The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer
    house & garden

    The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need
    to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer

    Sally
    May 27, 2020
  • The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: Winter
    house & garden

    The Queer
    Gardener’s Almanac: Winter

    Sally
    Feb 21, 2020
  • A stylized photo of Nicole smiling with their bare garden soil behind them, with vector art of different vegetables dancing around their face
    house & garden

    Nine Vegetables Procrastinating Queers Can
    Still Grow from Seed in May!

    Nico
    May 2, 2022
  • nicole holds up a beet from their garden, surrounded by greenery with cute little illustrations of vegetables around them. nicole is a white non-binary person with short cut and shaved bleached hair, wearing big glasses cat-eye shaped glasses and a beachy collared shirt
    house & garden

    Put On Your Bra-ssicas: You Can Still Plant
    Vegetables Now for the Fall! Here’s 14 to Try!

    Nico
    Aug 5, 2021
  • The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer
    house & garden

    The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need
    to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer

    Sally
    May 27, 2020
  • The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: Winter
    house & garden

    The Queer
    Gardener’s Almanac: Winter

    Sally
    Feb 21, 2020
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A stylized photo of Nicole smiling with their bare garden soil behind them, with vector art of different vegetables dancing around their face
house & garden

Nine Vegetables Procrastinating Queers Can Still Grow from Seed in May!

Hey there, my procrastinating yet effervescent gay friend. I’m so glad you’re here and that you’re contemplating the possibility of growing at least one vegetable. I’m here to tell you…
Nico —
May 2, 2022
gardening
nicole holds up a beet from their garden, surrounded by greenery with cute little illustrations of vegetables around them. nicole is a white non-binary person with short cut and shaved bleached hair, wearing big glasses cat-eye shaped glasses and a beachy collared shirt
house & garden

Put On Your Bra-ssicas: You Can Still Plant Vegetables Now for the Fall! Here’s 14 to Try!

Did you know that some vegetables actually taste better after a frost? Here’re some fall gardening tips and what you can still plant in August and September and enjoy this…
Nico —
Aug 5, 2021
gardening
The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer
house & garden

The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: What You Need to Do as Spring Turns Into Summer

The moral of our queer tale in our gardens is the same as it is our lives: just keep fucking planting until something survives.
Sally —
May 27, 2020
gardening
outdoors
The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: Winter
house & garden

The Queer Gardener’s Almanac: Winter

Autostraddle’s giant survey last year showed that queers will make the most of even the tiniest outdoor patches they can get their green-fingered mitts on. It’s time we celebrated the…
Sally —
Feb 21, 2020
gardening
How To Easily Grow Your Own Onions (And Other Root Vegetables)
house & garden

How To Easily Grow Your Own Onions (And Other Root Vegetables)

Infinite scallions, infinite power!
Siobhan —
Aug 29, 2017
Follow Your Arrow
gardening
Follow Your Arrow: Mushroom Grower Marita Smith on Patience, Permaculture and Petri Dishes
house & garden

Follow Your Arrow: Mushroom Grower Marita Smith on Patience, Permaculture and Petri Dishes

“When I started out, people knew me as the ‘girl growing mushrooms in her caravan,’ which was perhaps not the most flattering anecdote to have attached to your name.”
Beth —
Jan 30, 2017
#affiliatemarketing
gardening
Spring Gift Guide: Gardening Stuff for the Tree-Hugger or Plant-Grower in Your Life
home

Spring Gift Guide: Gardening Stuff for the Tree-Hugger or Plant-Grower in Your Life

This is a roadmap to the books, accessories, and tools that will make tree-hugging, plant-growing garden hippie gnomes like me very, very happy.
Carmen —
Mar 17, 2016
gardening
regular
This Is How We Do It: Drying and Preserving Herbs
food and drink

This Is How We Do It: Drying and Preserving Herbs

How to preserve that fresh goodness in your garden or on your windowsill to keep enjoying it all year long.
Rachel —
Aug 28, 2015
gardening
regular
This Is How We Do It: DIY Liquid Garden Fertilizer
house & garden

This Is How We Do It: DIY Liquid Garden Fertilizer

How to make homemade organic liquid fertilizer.
Rachel —
Jul 31, 2015
gardening
hanukkah
Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Urban Explorers
christmas

Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Urban Explorers

A gift guide for city mice who miss the country. Terrariums, adventure kits, stargazing stuff, and more!
Cara —
Dec 12, 2013
a-camp workshop
camp autostraddle
Make A Garden Thing: Twig Plant Markers
house & garden

Make A Garden Thing: Twig Plant Markers

If one of your plants dies on you, why not recycle it as a warning to others?
Kristen —
May 23, 2013
gardening
plants
Grow a Little Love: Making Plantable Paper Notecards
crafts & diy projects

Grow a Little Love: Making Plantable Paper Notecards

Money has a monopoly on the “surprise in the greet card” market. Shake things up a little bit and give a card that grows into a plant.
Laura —
May 22, 2013
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