Who says your garden ends in October? Not us! While other gardeners are hanging up their tools, you can still sow the seeds for the sweetest carrots, crispest lettuce, and most flavorful greens you’ve ever grown. Fall planting unlocks nature’s…
Cucumbers are crisp, green, refreshing, and delicious! Whether you grow bush or vine varieties, these lovely cucurbits are almost always a worthwhile crop that requires little effort. We grow them yearly and want to share how to grow perfect cucumber…
As the days get longer and warmer, it’s the perfect time to start a new garden project like a watermelon trellis. Late spring and early summer are ideal for planting watermelons, which are big, juicy, and packed with health benefits….
Are you considering starting your own vegetable garden in your backyard? In my heart of hearts, I genuinely believe that anyone can learn how to start a vegetable garden from scratch. No matter where you are in the world or…
It can be challenging to decide how deep your raised garden beds should be, as many factors go into determining the best size. You should consider the plants you want to grow, how far you want to bend down to…
If you’re new to growing cucumbers, it can be a big worry when they don’t turn out as expected! You may be wondering: Why are my cucumbers white and are they still OK to eat? As with all homegrown vegetables,…
Picking ears of corn, whether in one’s garden or at the supermarket, can be more challenging than picking other vegetables or fruits. It’s easy to tell if bananas are ripe because of how they look and feel in one’s hands….
Are homegrown veggies more nutritious? Yes! It comes down to one main reason: The second a vegetable is picked, the nutrient content begins to decrease. Commercially-grown vegetables can spend several weeks in shipping while they travel thousands of miles from…
There’s a bit of an odd-one-out among the seven layers of the permaculture food forest garden – a group that doesn’t fit into any one particular compartment of the garden quite so neatly… Like all plants, climbing plants start their…
Trees with edible leaves? Yes! We can show you that salad grows on trees! We all know that homegrown leaves can be delightful. And delicious! The only problem with annual salad crops is that they require ongoing work. And all…
Grow these usual perennials in your survival garden: they’re the plants that keep on giving! When building a survival garden, trying to organize planting schedules every year for your annual plants can get difficult. On top of that, if you…