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26 Vegetables To Grow In The Shade
Are your garden harvests smaller than you dreamed of? Have you come to the realization that your garden may be in a less than an ideal location? Think again. You may be trying to grow the wrong vegetables, given your climate or access to sunlight. Or perhaps your garden just needs some additional manure or comfrey…
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How To Make Leaf Mold: Turn Fallen Leaves Into Gardener’s Gold
As fall proceeds and leaves begin to flurry down, you may be wondering what to do with all the wind blown foliage. Many gardeners seem to view fallen leaves as a problem – something to be tidied up. But successful organic gardeners soon begin to see these dead leaves as a boon rather than as…
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6 Reasons To Start A No Dig Garden + How To Get Started
Now is the season to stop treating your backyard garden as a mini-farm and end the backbreaking work of digging once and for all. Not only will your gardening “work” be more fun, you’ll end up working less hard too – which can only be a good thing. More veggies with less water and weeding…
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5 Reasons To Plant Marigolds With Your Tomato Plants
While tomatoes are incredibly rewarding to grow, like everything else in life, they are not without their pitfalls. We are not the only ones who love tomatoes. There are other animals, birds, insect pests, and soil-borne problems that also love these vibrant, delicious plants. It is also true that tomatoes are loved by other plants.…
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7 Secrets for Your Best Strawberry Harvest Every Year
Is there a more wonderful summertime treat than eating a homegrown strawberry? It’s an experience for all of our senses. You search for that perfect berry – bright, red, shining like a jewel. You hear the satisfying snap as you pull the strawberry from the vine that lets you know you’ve picked the berry at…
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How To Trellis And Grow Squash Vertically For Higher Yields In Less Space
Those of you with small gardens and a big love for squashes, beware! Squashes will sprawl and crawl, setting their tendrils to whatever they can latch onto first, whether it be a garden fence or other, more tender garden crops. Yet, squashes can be trained to grow up and behave. But it will take some…
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12 Common Container Garden Mistakes You Might Be Making
Container gardening can be a rewarding pursuit that can really help you make the most of all the space you have available. A container garden can be indoors, under cover in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or outdoors. Container gardens that are designed and managed well can provide an abundance of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers.…
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5 Succession Planting Techniques To Triple Your Vegetable Yields
Succession gardening covers an array of planting methods that can double or triple your vegetable yields – all by using the same plot of land in a single growing season. Best for those who have a shorter growing season or limited garden space, succession planting involves careful planning based on crop type, maturity dates, space,…
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10 Uses for Thyme – Go Beyond Sprinkling It On Your Chicken
One of my favorite scents of summer is thyme. I love the way it smells when the plant has been baking in the sun for hours, and you brush your hand across it. The fragrance bursts in the air, and what a fragrance it is – herbal, earthy, green, and slightly medicinal. Long into the…
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35 Companion Plants To Grow With Your Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the most popular edible plants to grow at home. Depending on your climate, you may grow them outdoors, or in a greenhouse or polytunnel. You might even grow them in containers on a patio, balcony or sunny windowsill – or even upside down. Wherever you grow your tomatoes, companion plants can…