What to Plant First in Your Garden
Have you ever wondered what to plant first in your garden? A lot of first-time gardeners make the mistake of thinking that as soon as the last frost has come and gone, it’s safe to plant everything at...
View ArticlePlanning a Year-Long Fresh Food Garden
Have you ever wondered if it’s even possible to plan a year-long fresh food garden? And not only a fresh food garden, but one that utilizes a small space and requires little preserving, if any? I’m...
View Article7 Favorite Companion Planting Combinations + Why We Love Them
Understanding companion planting combinations is a very sought-after topic in gardening circles. But can one plant can actually help another plant? While the science is mixed, gardeners themselves say...
View ArticleHow to Choose Quality Raised Bed Soil + Filling Techniques
Choosing the best quality raised bed soil is so important! If you learn nothing else today, understand that in order to have a flourishing raised bed, your soil is the most essential part to get...
View ArticleBest and Worst Crops For Beginners
What are the best and worst crops — aka easiest and most difficult — for beginning gardeners to grow? Of course, you want to grow what your family likes to eat, but you also want to consider crops...
View ArticleSpring Gardening Checklist for Beginners
Spring gardening is a busy time for all gardeners, but when you are a beginner, it’s even more important to have a spring gardening checklist to follow. Let’s go over the spring gardening tasks that...
View ArticleGrow Bag Gardening Do’s and Don’ts
Grow bag gardening might be a new concept for you as a beginner gardener. If you are not familiar with growing in grow bags, it’s very similar to container gardening – your containers are simply grow...
View ArticleHow To Grow Kitchen Herbs and Medicinal Herbs
Learning how to grow kitchen herbs is where many beginner gardeners start. Kitchen herbs are easy to grow in a small space and most herbs are perfect to grow in containers. Many herbs will survive...
View ArticleHow To Identify What’s Eating Your Plants
Learning how to identify pests on your plants is important for all gardeners but especially for new gardeners wanting to grow food organically. It’s never fun to be walking through your garden and to...
View ArticleHomemade Ranch Dip with Garden Herbs
When celery, carrots, and cucumbers start to harvest from the garden, I crave ranch dip. But who am I kidding? My kids put ranch dressing and dip on everything it seems. While I’m not a food purist, I...
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