Your plants can get an extra boost of energy if you plant your seeds during the right part of the moon's cycle. PLUS... I have an event going on RIGHT NOW and for the next few days: https://growyourownvegetables.org/gf1/ It's kind of like an eclipse... only available...
How did I get into growing my own food? I hung out in my mom's garden and spent tons of hours on nature trails with my parents identifying plants and birds. The forest is SO inspiring... and has tons of tasty goodies. Get on out there and hunt for those wild plants...
There's nothing worse than planting and tending your broccoli or cabbage and then not having the plant reach full maturity. Everyone's first frost is a different date, and it's easier than you think to figure out your last planting date for each crop! Here's one...
Has your vegetable garden become overgrown? Are you overwhelmed with lots of garden projects? It's time to ask your friends and neighbors for some help. Here's how to get those volunteers excited to help and have a great experience...
There is a lot of controversy on the best way to trellis. There are so many different ways to trellis plants and a lot of it has to do with what resources you have access to. But often, people build trellises that are cumbersome and heavy and only accommodate one crop...
Why Harvesting Is So Important Successful growers spend up to 40% of their time harvesting—and for good reason! 1️⃣ You’re growing food—so harvest often and enjoy it.2️⃣ When you harvest regularly, you get to eat your food instead of the pests.3️⃣ The more you...
Gardeners spend a lot of time harvesting (or at least we hope to, right!) I think a lot about how to protect my back while I harvest and carry around heavy loads, so I've become a big fan of this new garden harvest gadget I've acquired, the Roo Garden Apron from...
Can you really feed your family from a couple hundred square feet of garden beds? It's shocking how much food you CAN grow in small spaces if you know which crops will yield the most harvest. Want to grow all your greens, no problem!
How to stack the deck in your favor so that you can convert “failures” into success. Check out my trick to grow MORE root vegetables than it seems like you could in small spaces.
There are dozens of ways to prepare your planting bed for an abundant vegetable harvest. I happened to find a garden bed with decent soil and decided to fix it up for the season. I added 3 amendments and grew a ton of vegetables in 40 days.
