In the Gardening in the Southeast blog, expert gardener Ira Wallace provides hands-on advice for growing food year-round. The tips are geared toward growing food in the southeastern United States, but much of the advice will apply to gardeners everywhere. http://www.motherearthnews.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147484855 Sweet, healthy, root vegetables that love growing through the heat of summer? Learn about adding Jerusalem artichokes, yacon, and sweet potatoes to your gardens. Plus, more on the incredible health benefits of roselle (hibiscus). http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/planting-healthy-hibiscus-delicious-yacon-nutritious-sunchokes.aspx By Ira Wallace Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:01 CST At the gardens of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, we're preparing to plant sweet potato slips, hardening off transplants, and enjoying an abundance of spring cabbage. Learn tips and tricks for getting your transplants ready for the great outdoors. http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/be-self-sufficient-with-sweet-potatoes-harden-off-your-tomatoes.aspx By Ira Wallace Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:37:51 CST Ira helps you get started using nature's signs to plan your garden. Don't just rely on planting dates - easy observations of what's blooming, buzzing, and singing in your garden will help you see changing patterns from year to year. http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/when-to-plant-corn-beans--squash-natural-signs-for-planting.aspx By Ira Wallace Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:14:05 CST Want lettuce and carrots all year round? Ira Wallace tells us her simple simple method for keeping track of succession plantings. http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/succession-planting-lettuce-carrots-more.aspx By Ira Wallace Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:07:10 CST Ira Wallace inspires us to create flowering, native plant habitat in our gardens. Learn how to identify plants that are 'user-friendly' to the bugs that help keep our gardens healthy. http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/attracting-beneficial-insects-to-your-garden.aspx By Ira Wallace Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:36:45 CST A tour of the gardens at Southern Exposure, where we're taking advantage of warm sunny days in February to get our gardens ready for intense planting ahead. But there's still plenty to sow, indoors and out. http://www.motherearthnews.com/gardening-in-the-southeast/snow-in-virginia-but-its-time-to-get-planting-all-over-the-southeast.aspx By Ira Wallace Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:29:48 CST