Hortus in Urbe

DNAinfo's resident urban gardener has decided to try her hand at potatoes, and it seems complicated.

A new ordinance would allow community gardens and urban farms to compost more materials.

DNAinfo's resident urban gardener Patty Wetli is back for another growing season.

Watch the trailer for Patty Wetli's award-winning gardening column, Hortus Urbe: Garden in the City.

Add olive oil, sea salt and bake your kale into submission, advises DNAinfo's resident urban gardener.

Kale-hater Patty Wetli decided to try and bake kale chips, but it didn't turn out so well. 

Pests have gotten on our urban gardener's last nerve, and she's prepared to fight back with putrescence.

Native plants might be low maintenance, but they're not no maintenance, says Street & San commish.

DNAinfo.com's resident urban gardener wants a tree planted in her parkway. But at what price?

DNAinfo.com's resident urban gardener has a crop of late bloomers that seem to think it's still summer.

DNAinfo.com's resident urban gardener harvests her onions and, no surprise, mistakes were made.

DNAinfo.com's resident urban gardener offers up a trio of ideas for this fall's carrot harvest.

DNAinfo.com's resident urban gardener has the scoop on how weather has affected this year's tomato crop.

DNAinfo Chicago's resident urban gardener mourns the loss of her corn, devoured by rats.