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A Website for Organic Home Gardens in the Southeastern U.S.

Welcome to Small Garden News! This website for organic (and almost-organic) gardeners in the Southeastern U.S. is packed with reliable information — based on research and long experience — to support your garden success.

Together we can grow good food in ways that nourish the soil and support our native pollinators.

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Recent Posts

  • Learning from a Soil Test

    Learning from a Soil Test

    28 February, 2021
    I finally sent off a couple of soil samples to the state testing lab. The soil here is new to me (sand, not north Georgia’s …Read More »
  • The Radish Capital of America

    The Radish Capital of America

    21 January, 2021
    When we moved to Long Beach, MS, we did not know that it had once been known as the Radish Capital of America. That information …Read More »
  • Can I Grow Food Organically on a Sand Dune?

    Can I Grow Food Organically on a Sand Dune?

    31 December, 2020
    This past summer, I was told by a farmer at a local farmer’s market that growing food organically is impossible here on the Mississippi Gulf …Read More »
  • Gardening into Fall

    Gardening into Fall

    12 August, 2020
    Even though I know a lot about “how to garden”, it will be awhile before I am an expert on gardening in this new, sub-tropical, …Read More »
  • When Things Go Wrong in the Garden

    When Things Go Wrong in the Garden

    15 June, 2020
    Our new garden on the Mississippi Gulf Coast already is providing plenty of food and education. So far, besides the early spring radishes, we have …Read More »
Side yard organic garden in summer.
The old side yard garden in summer.

I grew veggies, fruits, herbs, and flowers in a yard Northwest of Atlanta for more than 25 years. Recently, though, I moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where I am facing new challenges in growing good food: sandy soil, a yard that floods, hot and muggy weather, and new insects. I get to learn something new almost every day.

I have a degree in Botany and am a trained horticulturist. Mostly, though, I love plants! Adventures in gardening, my own and those of other gardeners, are described on this website.

Amy at Small Garden News
Amy at Small Garden News
Cucumber plants in garden, sprawling onto the lawn.
Front yard organic garden cucumber patch in summer.

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