What’s the Lady Farmer cure for the January doldrums? Planning the next season’s garden, of course!
Flowers are a great addition to any garden. Here are the top flowers for your vegetable garden to get all the benefits of planting flowers with your crops.
Vegetable Garden Bed Designs for your gardening inspiration! There are some great ways to grow food, check out these Vegetable Garden Bed Designs
Learn which flowers should be planted in your vegetable garden. Companion planting flowers and vegetables, yeilds better, healthier plants.
Follow these plans for a no-fail raised-bed vegetable garden to provide fresh produce from spring to fall.
Intensive planting helps to solve common garden problems while conserving water, reducing labor, and crowding out weeds.
Animals in the garden can be a challenge. Read on for a pest-proof vegetable garden that keeps out the critters but is still attractive.
Some flowers have some pretty amazing superpowers. Learn about companion planting with 5 of the best flowers that keep bugs away from your garden.
Planting flowers in your vegetable garden is a great way to make sure you have plenty of vegetables, and keeping flowers around will encourage pollinators to come into your yard.
This Arizona Vegetable Planting Guide provides planting dates and crucial information for growing 50 different vegetables in the low desert of Arizona.
Make your own DIY organic fertilizers for your garden with these recipes! This list has tons of great ideas for natural fertilizers to help your garden grow!
Want to try living mulch to improve your garden? These ideas will help you have higher yields and healthier plants (plus less work!).
Starting a vegetable garden can seem like a lot at first, but with some planning and basic knowledge, anyone can grow a successful...
Follow these tips on when to fertilize your vegetable garden and which types of fertilizers to use to grow healthy plants with high yields.
With these 12 tips on how to grow a permaculture garden, you can streamline garden chores, improve the soil, and grow healthier plants.
We have the list of the best nasturtium companion plants for your garden that will help maximize harvests and reduce pests.
These vegetables all do well growing in the shade. Perfect for when your veggie garden has partial shade and your backyard isn't in full sun.
Want to power your plants without harsh chemicals? Check out these 5 incredible organic fertilizers perfect for boosting vegetable and flowers plants.
Starting a big vegetable garden? It’s fun and exciting to...
Planting perennial vegetables lets you plant once and harvest delicious (and unusual) veggies for years to come. Find out about more than 50 plants to choose from, many cold hardy to zone 3, or even colder! #perennialvegetables #permaculture
Learn which 14 vegetables to plant in October, plus the best varieties, planting tips, and recipes for your harvest.
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From early spring to fall's first frost, Martha's vegetable garden yields not only delicious crops but also clever and innovative techniques. Take a peek at Martha's garden in all its glory.
Tips for growing your own loofahs! This spring plant luffa in your garden and have homegrown sponges by the end of summer.
Crop rotation is a great way to maintain healthy soil and reduce pests and diseases in the vegetable garden. Learn the benefits of crop rotation and how to apply it to your backyard vegetable garden.
Garden plants need phosphorus from time to time but if you don't have any, you can make homemade some fertilizer from your kitchen scraps!
Growing vegetables and fruits in the home garden is rewarding, but many people are put off by the backbreaking work involved at the start of the growing season. Perennial edibles are the answer to this
How do you do crop rotation in a home garden? What if you have a small space or use companion planting? Here are some basics to keep in mind.
Have a look at our fabulous collection of DIY ideas to plan your own vegetable garden, to help create one that is attractive and edible.
Growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in your home from kitchen scraps (organic waste) is the best way as it results in high yield gain. You just need time and patience to take care of newly establishing plants by providing sufficient water and sunlight.
Do you have trouble with growing great cucumbers organically? Learn about which crops make great cucumber companion plants and which ones should be kept far away in the garden.
Learn how to amend and fertilize garden bed soil before planting or between seasons, with tips on compost, mulch, no-till and more!
Learn how to make all Natural Pesticide for your Garden. Homemade Insecticide is easy to make and much better than store bought chemicals. Anyone can make this homemade insecticide for plants. Try this all natural insecticide. You will love this homemade insecticide for garden vegetables.
Click for an up close look at this potager design layout for a raised bed vegetable garden. The detailed diagrams have great examples of companion planting and intercropping.
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Zone 7 has medium length growing season. Most vegetable varieties will have no problem maturing before your first frost date.
If you find yourself struggling to try to figure out how much to plant per person in the garden for a year's worth of food - look no further.
