Marybeth Janerich talks with Stephanie Statnick about using shade cloth on tomato plants to boost production in the Wasatch Community Gardens Gateway community garden. PBS Utah, All Rights Reserved.

What is a Community Garden

A community garden is more than a beautiful green space full of fresh food in an urban area. It’s a place where city dwellers can meet their neighbors and learn new gardening techniques. Check out our video about Wasatch Community Gardens to learn about how you can get growing!

Don't keep your garden a secret!

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 3:47pm

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Vicky Lowe, artist and educator, explaining Three Sisters planting and La Milpa. PBS Utah, All rights reserved.

Sembrando Las Tres Hermanas y La Milpa

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 12:02pm

El método de siembra de las Tres Hermanas proviene de antiguas culturas indígenas americanas, y recientemente se ha convertido en una técnica de interés para los jardineros modernos debido a su utilidad para preservar la salud del suelo mientras cultiva tres verduras populares y deliciosas; maíz, frijol y calabaza.

Pumpkin, Fern Meadow and Mona enjoying Tarah holding her Buff Orpington, Anamelia, in her adorable chicken coop. and Tarah Harlin's backyard paradise.

Adorable Urban Chicken Keeping in Sugarhouse

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 11:34am

Urban chicken keeping is very popular these days, so we’re excited to be able to show you some of the most spoiled hens in Salt Lake City. Chicken coop ideas abound in the details of Chris and Tarah Harlins backyard (also known as “chicken paradise.”) They’ve spent the last 7 years doing a bit of their own urban homesteading, and we hope that you’ll be inspired by what they’ve built.

A 'Real' Yard Sale in Brigham City

Monday, June 12, 2017 - 4:07pm

Springtime sun light dapples the Secrist's lush Brigham City yard. Along the borders, trees overhang the perennial beds with cooling shadows. Everything you see here is for sale!

Marybeth Janerich, Richard Cottino and Michael Ensign in their whimsical and food producing garden. KUED, All Rights Reserved.

Container Gardening and Vertical Gardening in Salt Lake City

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 10:59am

Container gardening and vertical gardening are great ways to grow vegetables if you have limited room to grow, but there are more reasons than that to try these increasingly popular methods of gardening.

Vicky Lowe, artist and educator, explaining Three Sisters planting and La Milpa. PBS Utah, All rights reserved.

Three Sisters Planting and La Milpa

Friday, August 28, 2020 - 1:26pm

In the fourth installment of our Urban Garden and Farm Tour with Wasatch Community Gardens, we’re learning about the cultural significance of Three Sisters and La Milpa, two Indigenous planting technique that have become trendy in recent years.

Amy and Glenn McMinn in their ingenious tomato tunnel. KUED All Rights Reserved.

Building a Pandemic Garden with Wasatch Community Gardens

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 12:43pm

What’s becoming popularly called a “pandemic garden” is sprouting up all over, and many are turning the lemons of quarantine into lemonade. Some truly ingenious tomato growing techniques and garden planning for year round food supply are the highlight of this special episode of Modern Gardener.

Fawn Rueckert of Sego Lily Flower Farm. KUED, All Rights Reserved

Tips for Starting Your Own Cut Flower Garden

Friday, July 3, 2020 - 1:03am

It’s increasingly popular to grow your own food, but have you ever considered growing your own market bouquet of flowers? We visited local South Jordan flower farmer Fawn Rueckert to get tips about how to start a beginner’s cut flower garden.

Lizzi Brosseau holds the root ball of a Moonshine snake plant, just prior to propagation at Freckle Farm in Hyde Park, UT. KUED, All Rights Reserved

How to Propagate Indoor Plants

Friday, June 19, 2020 - 10:29am

Anyone can propagate an indoor plant—no horticulture degree or master gardener certificate required. With the help of Lisa Gramse, store manager at Freckle Farm in Hyde Park, Utah we here at Modern Gardener are here to show you how.

Seedlings under a grow light.

Tips for How to Use Grow Lights

Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 1:58pm

Has quarantine got you using a grow light for the first time? Are your plant starts just not flourishing like you’d hoped? We spoke with Moonlight Garden Supplies to get some of our most pressing grow light questions answered.

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