Are you a total newbie? Congrats! You are going to LOVE it! I became hooked as soon as my first seeds sprouted. To get yourself off to the best start possible, start here. Now, let’s ensure you ...
Gardening for Beginners
All About Garden Greens
Garden greens are always a welcome change in our garden after the summer heat. Here’s some info so you can get growing some greens, too! My favorite greens to grow and how I like to use ...
How to Prepare Your Garden for a Freeze
With first average freeze dates being just that - averages - it’s important to be prepared ahead of time, in case your freeze comes earlier this year. So how should you prepare your garden for a ...
How Can I Grow a Garden Salad?
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to grow a salad you could eat fresh from your garden? This post dives into the time you need as well as ideal growing conditions, how to use all parts ...
How to Troubleshoot in the Garden: Going Back to the Basics
Troubleshooting in the garden doesn’t always have to be such a mystery. When doing so, go back to the basics: plants need light, nutrients, air and water. When we do this, we can often solve the ...
Garlic 101
Do you know how many varieties of garlic are available? Before I started gardening, I thought there was just one, since that’s all that is available at my local grocery store. Now that I grow my ...
How to Protect Your Brassica Plants from Pests
Why Should I Cover My Garden in the Spring and Fall? In many areas, spring and fall are the perfect times to grow Brassicas. Unfortunately, along with growing Brassicas comes pests like the imported ...
Mosquitoes 101
Anyone else plan their gardening around when mosquitoes are out and about? I have been avoiding the garden - except for early mornings - just to avoid mosquitoes this season. So, I finally decided ...
How to Prepare Your Garden for Fall
It’s that time of year, when trees start dropping their leaves and the days are getting shorter. For many, it’s finally a break from the extreme heat of summer. For gardeners, it’s time to prepare for ...
Make the Most of Your Growing Season
Make the Most of Your Growing Season First things first, determine your average first and last frost dates by heading here and clicking on Frost Calculator. Scroll down to see your average last ...
5 Common Garden Pests
These are some of the pests that I have encountered in my garden. I’m sharing pictures and information with you about each to help you identify, prevent and, if in large numbers, get rid of the ...
Small Space, High Yields – How To Grow More in Less Space
Did you know that you don’t have to have a lot of land to grow the majority of your own food? You just have to be efficient with your space. Whether you are in an apartment with a small balcony or ...
Garden Watering Tips | When to Water Your Garden and How Long to Water Your Garden
Watering your garden can feel like a mystery at first and takes a bit of trial and error to determine what's best for your specific microclimate. However, these tips are sure to start you off on the ...
Cover Crop Benefits for Small Space Gardens
Do you know that there are specific plants that can replenish the soil? That's right. Free workers! Organic workers! Beautiful flowering workers! These plants are commonly known as cover crops, green ...
When to Harvest Your Fruit and Vegetable Crops
I often get asked, “How do you know when _ is ready to harvest?”. It’s a good question to ask, because after you have taken all the time and energy to grow a plant, you want to be sure to make the ...
Organic Gardening Pest Control: Top Three Methods for Managing Pests
Updated 09/25/2017 with information on how to protect your garden from pests that overwinter in the soil. Once you have gardened for a few years, you are bound to have a pest situation or two. ...
How to Attract Beneficial Insects and Why You Should
Have you ever had to hand-pollinate a flowering plant? What about combat garden pests? If you’re like me, you have felt like Mel Gibson in Braveheart a time or two as you battle with what seems like ...
What To Do in Your Garden for Spring
It’s that time of year when trees are starting to bud, blossoms are forming and there’s more and more green all around. It’s what gardeners spend all winter daydreaming about as they browse seed ...
The Best Gardening Tools
The following recommendations are great for any type of gardener - the brand new or uber experienced. Most of these are tools I have and use on a weekly, if not daily, basis. If I don’t personally own ...
The Best Gardening Learning Resources
There is SO much to learn about the world of gardening. I know that I will always have more to learn and I LOVE that! What I didn't love when I first started out as a gardener was not knowing which ...