How To Plant A Small Vegetable Garden This Weekend
Introduction We all want to include more healthy foods in our family's diets and the idea of being able to do this from the comfort of our own home is very appealing. Planting a small vegetable garden might seem like an intimidating task, but it really doesn't have to...
10 Tools Every Spring Gardener Needs
With the arrival of spring comes the delight of the flowering and the regrowth of plants. Left behind is the intense cold of the winter season. Spring is the time of the year when days begin to turn longer and sunnier, and when Nature regains its life and splendor....
Top 5 Vegetables for Container Gardens
It's always rewarding to grow vegetables, even if you live in a small apartment or a cramped condo. Container gardening is the next best thing for people who enjoy gardening but don't have a lot of space to grow plants. The good thing is that there are so many...
5 Unique Ways to Save Time Managing your Garden
Growing your own garden is one of the few life’s joys and pleasures that can stay at your side every single day. Seeing the work of your hands and enjoying your own garden goes a long way to ensure that you are happy and satisfied with what you’ve accomplished. Add to...
5 Steps to Getting Your Garden Started for Beginners
The idea of starting your own vegetable garden can be very tempting. After all, there are few things more satisfying than growing your own delicious food! You might be hesitant to get started, though, not really knowing how to start a vegetable garden. Don't worry, we...
Earthworms for Your Garden – 4 Ways to Attract Them
Earthworms are among the most beneficial creatures you can have in your organic vegetable garden. They improve soil health by creating tunnels that allow air and water to penetrate. Plus, they consume decaying matter, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes in the soil, which...
Composting at Home DIY – 3 Basic Tips You Should Know
Compost is the organic vegetable gardener’s best friend. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a successful growing season without a healthy dose of this amazing, nutrient-rich “black gold” working its magic in your garden beds. The best part is that you don’t need to spend a...
Pests on Tomato Plants – How to Control 3 Common Ones Naturally
As a tomato gardener, you will no doubt encounter a whole host of common garden pests. Creepy critters like cutworms, flea beetles, grasshoppers, spider mites, and root weevils are all too eager to feast on your beautiful, healthy plants. Three of the most common...
10 of the Best Soil Amendments For Tomatoes
If you are going to invest the time, money and energy to grow tomatoes, you’ll want to achieve the best possible results for your efforts. When you start researching how to achieve this, you will no doubt come across the topic of soil amendments. Learning how to...
Succession Planting: How To Extend The Growing Season
If you have a small amount of space to plant a vegetable garden, you are probably eager to get the most out of it. Succession planting is a great way to accomplish this because it will extend...
Growing A Front Yard Edible Garden – the Sneaky Way
If you lack the space for a full-scale garden, you can still grow your fresh fruits, vegetables and culinary herbs in your own . Front Yard Vegetable...
How to Make the Most Out of Your Vertical Garden
If you have limited outdoor space, you might want to make the most out of the garden by growing things vertically and limiting the size of flower beds. Trailing plants are not only beautiful, but they can also provide you with the shade you need on hot summer days....
Set Vegetable Gardening Goals and Reap The Harvest
Have you ever stopped to think about your ? If you are like many gardeners, you may find your main motivation is simply to get outside and reconnect with...
Cooking From the Garden Is Fun & Amazing
Eating Locally And Seasonally Is Easy Regardless whether your produce comes from your garden, the local farmer’s market or your fav grocery store, it is incredibly fun to cook with fresh fruits and veggies. Certain times of the year, our gardens offer us an even...
Starting Tomato Plants From Seeds Indoors Is Easy
Are you planning on this season? Even though this is a more time-intensive process than simply buying seedlings at...
Would You Like To Grow Your Own Mushrooms Without A Kit?
How To Grow Your Own Mushrooms From Home Mushrooms grow in a very different environment from plants and gardens, requiring a complete, or almost complete absence of light, an absence of light that would quickly kill most plants. If you are a gardener in the sense of a...
Can You Grow Pumpkins in Containers?
Who does NOT love the idea of growing your own pumpkins? Think of how amazing your pie will taste from a pumpkin you harvested right out your back door? OR, how much easier Halloween will be without having to run out and buy them so the kids can have their fun? Hey, I...
Learn How Growing Dwarf Fruit Trees In Containers Is Doable
The thought of having your very own fruit trees is a wonderful idea, but growing full-size ones might not be a good option for those of us with small gardening spaces. Full size trees require a lot of care and space. You might have better luck growing dwarf fruit...
How To Build A Mini Greenhouse In The Backyard (Free Plans)
Building a greenhouse is like building a house. You should have a well-designed plan and several things need to be taken into consideration. In order to build a mini greenhouse in the backyard, you should consider the types of greenhouses available, your growing area,...
Learn How Easy It Is To Grow Vegetables Indoors In The Winter
Growing your own vegetables (Backyard to Table!) іѕ incredibly satisfying. Growing your own vegetables year round regardless of the weather is even more satisfying! When the weather has taken a turn for the worse and the last thing you want to do is head to the...
15 Videos That Will Get You Started On Autumn & Winter Vegetable Gardening
Transitioning into Fall is THE BEST! Maybe it’s that the dog days of Summer are finally over-or maybe the cooler weather gives me a chance to expand my clothing choices(!)-or maybe it’s all the autumn & winter vegetable gardening but with less humidity...
Here’s The 8 Best Gardening Tools For Seniors
Although a gardening tool is really just a gardening tool, there are certain brands/styles that just make life easier for those with swollen or arthritic hands or mobility issues. Fortunately, there really are best gardening tools for seniors out there. These products...
How To Easily Build an Elevated Vegetable Garden (Video)
Ah. Productive gardening AND with less back pain. It’s a beautiful idea isn’t it? When you build an elevated vegetable garden of your own, you get to do that and even have fewer weeds to deal with. It is a creative method that gives you full gardening reign for...
How To Make Compost From Kitchen Waste At Home
Were you aware that we Americans throw away 40 percent of our food each year? The Environmental Protection Agency tells us that throwing food away in a landfill is similar to tying it up in a plastic bag and leaving it there. The food simply rots-which produces...
Complete Hydroponic System for Beginners: How to Grow Awesome Vegetables
Even though hydroponics sounds like a new concept, it is not. However, it has experienced a resurgence in popularity recently and really is a tried and true method for growing many plants-herbs, vegetables and fruit included. For those of you who are new to the...
10 Pinteresting People Give Us Steps To Grow a Vegetable Garden
So you are searching out steps to grow a vegetable garden? It's an exciting thought. There are several ways you can go about it. Ask yourself a few key questions first. What kind of space do you have? Do you have a yard area where you can plant directly into the...
Garden Planning Printables-Soil Temperatures for Planting
During my vegetable garden planning jamboree, I realized there was nothing that comprehensively showed me what the soil temperatures had to be for planting. So I made my own!It turned out so darn cute that I thought I would share! AND I had so much fun making it,...
Secrets To Fixing Vegetable Plant Leaves Turning Yellow
Are your vegetable plant leaves turning yellow? My itty bitty pot of strawberry leaves turns yellow all the time. Same with my bell peppers. Your garden plants turning yellow is definitely indicative of a problem. That problem is one of a few things: nutrient...
Are Your Vegetable Leaves Turning White? Helpful Answers Here.
That is a little disconcerting, yes? White is definitely not the color we are expecting or desiring from our plants! We want them a nice...
5 Secrets To Fixing Seed Starting Issues In Your Veggie Garden
I am having seed starting issues with my vegetable seeds. It’s not that I have none coming up. Only some though. And it’s driving me cuurrazzy! I have done some homework and think I have found some great reasons and the fixes for those reasons. Some I have...
Finding The Best Way to Plant Vegetable Seeds – Advice on Seed Starters
A Review and Comparison from a New Gardener *4 month update below on how the two methods worked - from a long term perspective Since it is the season for indoor seed germination, AND because I am a very enthusiastic albeit somewhat new gardener I have been dying to...
Easy Steps To Growing Vegetables In A Small Space – Container Gardening
is totally achievable by embracing container gardening. It is a perfect, low maintenance way for you to grow your own food at home without the...
How To Plant A Square Foot Garden Today Starting From Scratch
All New Square Foot Gardening II: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less SpaceToday, we are going to give you the basics of how to plant a square foot garden! Exciting yes?!? Consuming whole food today has become a high priority today now that we understand the...
Can You Grow Watermelon in a Container?
SO many people ask can you grow watermelon in a container? Surprisingly, growing watermelon in containers is more common than you think. I found two tutorials online that cover all the bases for us gardeners who are interested in growing watermelon in pots. [toc]...
Tips For How To Grow Tomatoes In A Pot – The Easy Way
Do you ever wonder why store bought tomatoes have SO little taste? This is because many are flash frozen before they are completely ripened, and then packaged and shipped. During the shipping, they defrost and the extra water dilutes the taste. <BLEK!> Other...
How to Build a Vertical Vegetable Garden: It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
For those who are limited in space to garden with, consider your home through a new lens. With a little creativity, you can very easily build a vertical vegetable garden for yourself. Vertical gardens can make the most of a small space and give you the fresh fruit and...
Gronomics Raised Garden Beds; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Companion Planting Charts for Vegetables & Fruit – Best of the Web
Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful GardeningCompanion planting charts for vegetables abound on the Internet. In case you are new to this gardening technique, it is the art of planting certain garden plants next to each for the purpose...
How to Find the Best Fertilizer for Vegetable Gardens
Are you agonizing over finding the best fertilizer for vegetable gardens? I am guessing you have already planned out the garden in your backyard, patio, or balcony. You’ve got your seeds and you’ve plotted out your space. But do you know what kind of fertilizer you’re...
Planting Seed Potatoes in Containers: It’s Easier than You Think
Whether baked, julienned for French Fries, mashed, or shredded for hash browns, we all love our potatoes. The problem is the pesticides they spray our veggies with to keep the bugs away, and the fact that you have to anti-up your first born to buy them organically in...
The 7 Best Tips On How To Grow Cantaloupe in Containers
In this ongoing series, we are going to cover how to grow cantaloupe in containers. Who doesn't love the idea of going right outside one's door to pick the fruit you are going to eat for the very next meal?!? How To Start Melon Seeds First, a little piece of trivia....
4 Essential How-To Steps for Growing Strawberries in Containers (Video)
You love this little fruit. You’ve put them in salads, smoothies, desserts, and other recipes. You’ve even snacked on them straight out of the container. You’ve been looking for a way to save money on strawberries, but they just seem to get more and more expensive!...
How to Grow Beans in Containers – 3 Helpful Resources
The term beans can mean SO many things! Green beans, soy beans, dried beans, broad beans – and the list goes on. In this article, I will not only tell you how to grow beans in containers but also talk about the beans based on the plant itself-bush beans, pole beans or...
5 Amazing Vertical Vegetable Gardening Ideas and How to Easily Start
Vertical vegetable gardening is definitely coming into its own. Many of us want to take back control of what we eat but we have limited space to do so. That’s where the brilliance of vertical gardening comes in. TreeHugger features a great infographic (displayed...
23 of the Yummiest and Best Vegetable Plants For Container Gardening (& Fruit too!)
Are you new to container gardening and trying to decide which are the best vegetable plants for container gardening (fruit too!)? Below is my list of 23 different produce that I feel will not only create the best container garden for you but they are also easy to...
4 Ideas that Will Make You Better at Square Foot Gardening
It has been said square foot gardening has many benefits. It's easy to start. There is little to no weeding and the raised bed aspect of it means you do not have to worry about improving the existing soil before beginning. Square foot gardening was the brainchild of...
8 Container Vegetable Gardening Ideas That Will Inspire You
You want to start a vegetable garden because you are tired of how much you're paying (for trying to eat healthy!) for fruits and vegetables at the local grocery store. Additionally, you might be concerned about pesticides and the other host of issues surrounding...
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