Moving into a place with a neglected yard? Doing a simple clean up can go a long way. Here's some ideas to restore a neglected garden. Patience will be key as you work. Slowly over time, you can uncover a garden's hidden potential and sometimes even buried treasures. If the garden has been neglected for a year or more, clearing out the obvious weeds will provide a better idea … [Read more...]
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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...]
Perfect Gift Ideas for Gardeners
The gardening season might be winding down right now, but the holidays are now coming. And hey...if you love a gardener, we have just the thing you need. We've come up with a fantastic list full of perfect gift ideas for gardeners. You won't have any problem finding something (or 15 things!) on this list to make your gardener very happy. It's full of wonderful gardening gifts for … [Read more...]
How to Grow Cabbage
Looking for a guide that teaches everything you'll need to know about how to grow cabbage? Keep reading to find out how to grow cabbage from seed, when to transplant cabbage seedlings, how to harvest cabbage, and more! Cabbage is a great crop to grow for its dense heads of outer leaves that are great for salads, coleslaw, stir fry dishes, and more. It's also fairly easy to harvest and store your … [Read more...]
How to Transplant Tomato Plants
Learn how to transplant Tomato plants - and why it's important to transplant tomato seedlings! Whether you start tomato plants from seed, or you purchase tomato plants at the nursery, it's important to transplant them again before planting them outside in your vegetable garden. Unless you buy tomato plants in 2 … [Read more...]
How to Grow Zucchini
Learn how to grow zucchini in your vegetable garden. A little Zucchini goes a long way! You only need to plant a few zucchinis in your garden to enjoy a large harvest. They just keep on setting more and more zucchinis. Here is how to grow zucchini. Why You Should Grow Zucchini Zucchini is more of a summer squash and a heat loving plant - I don't put my zucchini plants into the garden until … [Read more...]
Preparing the Greenhouse for Planting
We built a greenhouse in our second year here. The amount of food we can harvest from growing in the greenhouse is definitely worth it. We can't grow tomatoes in the garden here without this extra protection. Preparing the greenhouse for planting is one of the first things we do in the Spring. Each season, there is some greenhouse maintenance that has to be done. Here's what we do to open … [Read more...]
Growing Lovage – A Perennial Herb
Here's how to grow Lovage, a delicious perennial herb that adds a celery flavor to your meals. What is Lovage? Have you ever heard of Lovage? What IS it? This hardy perennial is not a common plant and many people have never heard of it. Lovage is a wonderful plant that gets quite large and is suitable to be planted in hardiness zones 3-9. Generally, it prefers any zone with a cool … [Read more...]
How to Grow Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a delicious perennial vegetable. Learn how to grow Rhubarb in your backyard! Rhubarb is one of the first plants we see here in early spring. It's very easy to grow Rhubarb and it is a hardy perennial, meaning that you plant it once and it will come up year after year. Many people get 20 years worth of harvest off of a single rhubarb plant. That is a great return. Use rhubarb in … [Read more...]