This guide is your one-stop shop for learning how to dig up and store potatoes for eating throughout the winter! The vegetable garden is slowly being emptied for the season - since the spuds are definitely ready, here is how to dig up and store potatoes so you can eat them over the winter. If I get one row of potatoes harvested every day, it doesn't take long for the potato bed to be … [Read more...]
How to Store Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Growing pumpkins can take up a lot of garden area, but if you have the room, they are definitely worth growing. After harvest, here's how to store pumpkins and winter squash. Since growing pumpkins and winter squash is easy and often lead to a huge harvest, it’s important to know how to ensure that your harvest doesn’t go to waste. Being able to store food for winter is one of the biggest … [Read more...]
Growing Garlic – Part 3 How to Harvest and Cure Garlic
Here's the third part of our Growing Garlic series. Part 1 is an overview of growing Garlic. Part 2 covers harvesting the garlic scapes - which we turn into Pickled Garlic Scapes. Now we're moving on to how to harvest and cure Garlic. Your Garlic has now been growing all spring and summer. You've removed the Garlic Scape that is on each plant. Right about now, you are probably quite curious … [Read more...]
How to Grow Peppers From Seed
Learn how to grow peppers from seed, and grow your own hot and sweet peppers in pots or the garden. Peppers are a great vegetable to grow, whether you grow sweet peppers in the garden or grow hot peppers in containers on your patio or balcony. And, peppers are easy to grow, which is a bonus. Here are some tips for starting pepper plants from seed. How to Grow Peppers from Seed You are always … [Read more...]
How to Plant and Grow Beets
Beets are an excellent vegetable to add to your spring garden. They are really easy to grow and you can eat both the roots and the greens. If you’re thinking about planting beets this year and want to know the best tips to get a good harvest, then continue reading for my tips on how to grow beets in your edible garden. How to Grow Beets Plant Beets from Seeds You can plant beets from seeds … [Read more...]
The 8 Fastest Growing Vegetables for Your Garden
Here are the fastest growing vegetables you can plant right now! We are getting close to gardening season, so buy your seeds and let's get started. Here are the eight fastest growing vegetables to in to plant in your vegetable garden. You can also plant in containers on your patio, in long planters on your apartment balcony or you can even tuck in some vegetables among your flower … [Read more...]
How to Grow Peas in the Garden or in Containers
Peas are one of the easier vegetables to grow in your spring garden. Since peas are quite often the first vegetable ready for harvest, this delicious veggie gives you a chance of hope that summer is near. Today I’m going to show you how to grow peas so that you can enjoy this crisp, fresh veggie all garden season long. And actually, all winter long too! We've got an article that explains the … [Read more...]
Growing Garlic in the Garden (4 Part Series)
Thinking of growing garlic in your garden? You, my friend, are a person after my own heart. Here's everything you need to know about how to grow garlic. What is Garlic? To start, in case you're not already familiar with the plant, here's some basic information! Part of the Allium genus, garlic is a type of flowering bulbous plant. Botanically it is considered a vegetable, and it's closely … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Get the Most out of a Small Vegetable Garden
When you have a large backyard garden, you can easily plant whatever crops, vegetables or herbs you like. When your garden is small, you will need to be more creative if you want to get the most out of your small vegetable garden. Small garden spaces can still be utilized to maximize the output you can derive from them. Here are some small vegetable garden ideas that will teach you how to … [Read more...]
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