Fast Growing Vegetables for Beginner Gardens
Does starting a vegetable garden sound more intriguing lately? Here’s some fast growing vegetables for beginners that will get you the quickest harvest.
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Genius Vertical Gardens: Greenstalk vs. Garden Tower
Vertical gardens are a great choice for anyone who wants to get as much fresh produce as they can out of a limited amount of space. Tall container gardens like these are also handy for those who prefer container gardening but have physical limitations. A vertical garden setup even saves time watering since you can …
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7 Simple Secrets for Starting Seeds Indoors
Does starting your own seeds seem too intimidating for a beginner gardener? Sure, germinating and caring for seedlings it is a little more challenging than some might think. But it doesn’t have to be complicated either! Read on to find out what you need to sprout or germinate seeds and grow vegetable seedlings successfully—and simply.
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3 Essentials for a Successful Container Garden
So maybe you don’t have a good spot for a garden bed, or you’d just prefer to start small. But do know that container gardening has added challenges. Previous failure at growing plants in pots does not necessarily mean you are bad at gardening, or that you wouldn’t be successful with a different, more fool-proof …
A Garden That Does the Work For You
I don’t think you’ll ever hear anyone use the word “easy” to describe life with twins, especially the first couple years. I suppose most of the smart people in my life figured I would take the year off from gardening. Maybe I should have. But gardening is like a breath of fresh air to me, something that turned out to be invaluable when it felt like we were barely keeping our heads above water.
I suppose it still feels that way sometimes. But suffice it to say I never seriously considered giving up my garden while my babies were young. I just had to find a way to make it work for me, instead of making me work for it.
How to Start a Garden (for beginners!)
So you’ve got a veggie plant or two (or ten). Who could blame you? That springtime planting fever is hard to resist. But now what? If you want to know how to start a garden, let me be your guide. In short, your plant will need three (maybe four) things:
Preparing Seedlings for the Garden: How & Why
Have you ever had a little seedling plant that looked so beautiful, until you transplanted it in the garden–only to find it dead the next day?? You don’t just have an unlucky brown thumb–there’s a reason it happened, and ways to prevent it!
$15 Cedar Raised Garden Bed DIY
With our new house comes new adventures and plenty of room for new experiments. High on that list is new garden beds, and testing out different soil mixes! These cedar garden bed looks very promising so far, especially for the low price.
Planning Your Garden Layout
Once you’ve decided where to put your garden and what vegetables to plant, here’s what you must consider when planning your garden layout, especially if you are a beginner gardener.
6 Reasons to Love Gardening with Children
For the most part, my memories of gardening as a kid are vague. There are a few specific ones—like that my mom’s favorite tomato varieties at the time were called Early Girl and Better Boy ( I thought it was funny that the plants were “boys” and “girls”). With our wild mountain property, she always cautioned me to keep an eye and ear out for snakes. I remember our corn harvests were a little underwhelming. But aside from that I couldn’t tell you much about our little plot and what we grew on it. Tomatoes were the main thing I appreciated, since I didn’t like squash til I was older and we never grew peppers.
Yet, clearly the garden had an effect on me.
From an early age I would declare “yard work” my favorite family chore, and I loved biology in school. I am still a big fan of fruits and veggies to this day, even many that I did not like in those days. And as I’m sure you can guess from this blog, the garden is still my happy place—where magic happens daily and the cares of the world disappear into the calm silence of growing things.
Easy DIY Elevated Planter (Upcycled Table)
Bush beans are a tasty and productive addition to your garden, but the main downside is leaning down to pick them day after day. This DIY elevated planter from a recycled table is just one clever (and cheap) solution of many to solve that problem!
How to Start an In-Ground Garden
Planting your veggie garden directly in the ground may seem like the “normal” way to do things, but it does have drawbacks. Compared to raised beds, it will likely take more time and patience to get things growing well (watch out for gophers!) but here’s some tips to get you off on the right foot.