Q: My banana tree, which I got from a clump in an old garden in the area, has been producing fruit for three or four years, thanks to your Gulf Coast banana-growing instructions. I was told that it ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

In an earlier post I wrote general themes for starting seeds in hot weather. Here are some specific tricks. Viability and vigor of seeds deteriorates when they are stored in warm places, especially if ...