Peter Kuhns’s Story Archive

Second Annual Indy Seed Swap: Save the Date Jan. 24

January 8, 2015 | by Peter Kuhns

Are you anxious for Spring to arrive? Get started by attending the second annual Indy Seed Swap, to be held in Irvington on January 24th at the Historic Benton House (312 S. Downey Ave.) from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a free event for Indy’s urban gardeners at all … Read More

Starting Seeds on a Shoestring Budget

January 23, 2014 | by Peter Kuhns

After mistakenly spending thousands and trying every sort of technique available (in all the books I purchased), I finally stumbled on the simple way to start seeds inexpensively. Let’s cover the ‘basics’, which in Indiana means tomatoes and peppers. For numerous reasons these two types of veggies (well actually a … Read More

Your 2014 Garden: Let’s Get Started!

January 16, 2014 | by Peter Kuhns

January is a quiet month for most Hoosier gardeners. But for those who grow veggies every summer, and actually start their veggies from seed, January is a great time to learn more about the seeds in your possession. What possibly can you ‘learn’ from seeds, you ask? The most important … Read More

Mini-Greenhouse Extends Your Garden’s Growing Season

October 10, 2013 | by Peter Kuhns

Did you start a late autumn garden, or are your brassicas growing at a glacial pace? Add weeks of additional frost-free growing conditions to your garden with this simple project. Floating row covers are great, and they’re easy to install, but urban gardeners who use raised beds can create a … Read More

Garden Bilder Now Available for the iPad

September 5, 2013 | by Peter Kuhns

Do you walk through Farmer’s Markets thinking about your own backyard, wishing you had made time last spring to plant your favorite crops? Think it is too late to plant a garden? Think again. Because you live in the city, where it’s much warmer than the countryside, you still have … Read More