Vegetable Gardening

Disclaimer: I did receive the products mentioned in this post for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. To further disclose, I have purchased items from Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Co. in the past. You might know you can buy seeds online from Gurney’s Seed & Nursery Co., but they sell …

If you want to grow vegetables but don’t have a yard or can’t get down on the ground to work a vegetable garden all is not lost, try container vegetable gardening this year. There are numerous varieties on the market that are designed specifically for container gardening – from corn to eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and …

A survival food garden is a great way to work towards emergency preparedness by learning to grow and preserve food in a variety of ways including canning, freezing, salting, storing in oil and dehydrating. These days everyone is thinking about emergency preparedness. Whether they are thinking of disaster preparedness in the event of an earthquake, …

Growing great tomatoes is easy as long as you know how to grow tomatoes. The articles below are intended to help you stop worrying about success and enjoy the experience of growing fresh tomatoes in a container or in your own backyard. After all, many gardeners want to grow the biggest and healthiest tomato crop on …

Disclaimer: This is a guest post from Sustainable Seed Company. I did not receive any compensation for this post. I chose to share it because it contains useful information for my readers. Have you ever wondered what the 10 easiest vegetables to grow from seed are? Growing your own food is the most gratifying and …

When it comes to February garden chores, some are small and others are huge, like tapping maple trees. February is a good month to purchase any last minute seeds for the garden, clean used flowerpots and buy seed starting supplies such as seed starting potting mix, peat pots, flower tags and organic fertilizers. This is …

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by John Fendley of the Sustainable Seed Company. I only recommend products and companies I personally like. Growing great tomatoes is easy if you know the tricks and secrets.    

Long season garden plants are either those that take a long time to flower, produce their crop or fruit for an extended period of time. Many plants will bloom longer if the faded blooms are cut off. This process is known as deadheading. Most plants need an inch of water a week to thrive and …

Growing a variety of cool season vegeatbles is the easiest way to have fresh food in your own backyard from fall through spring. Today I want to talk to you about the types of vegetables that do good in the fall garden. Almost any vegetable that you plant in early spring, such as lettuce or …

If you are going to invest the time, money and energy to grow tomatoes, you will want to achieve the best possible results for your efforts. When you start researching how to achieve this, you will come across the topic of what the best soil amendments for tomatoes are. Becoming a successful vegetable gardener means learning …