In the Garden
How to Grow Potatoes
Potatoes are important to the self-sufficient gardener and the gourmet gardener. Easy to grow, highly nutritious and are a great way to stretch a meal. Kids of all ages love to grow potatoes.
How to Grow Guide: Peas
Since you cannot purchase shelling peas or edible pod peas that are freshly picked, this is one vegetable every home garden should have. They taste sweetest right after they have been picked (while you’re still in the garden!).
How to Grow Carrots
Carrots are a great vegetable to succession plant. They even work well for a winter harvest. When the weather gets cold in the first year of growth, carrots convert a lot of their starches to sugars, so the roots become…
Companion Gardening and Pests
Increased yields, better soil and plant health, pest deterrrants. Companion planting is an easy way to get a fruitful yield from your garden every year.
Starting Garden Seeds Indoors
Starting seeds indoors is a great way to extend your growing season and increase your crop yield. With this guide you'll be confident in starting your own seeds year after year.
The Foolproof Way to Grow a Garden
I remember first trying to grow a garden. I grabbed about 30 different seeds and took over the dining room table. I had no idea what I was doing but I was determined to get the majority of our food…
How To Build a Garden Planter in 10 Minutes
Want an easy way to improve your garden in less than 10 minutes? This garden planter is the gateway for you to build just about anything!
Composting 101 For Beginners
Composting is a great gardening tool for the beginner gardener. Using household waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill, you can replenish the nutrients in your soil for an ever-growing, happy garden!
How to Build a Hugelkultur Garden Bed
Add this easy permaculture bed to your garden for less weeds, no watering and great production!
Crops for a Fall + Winter Harvest
Did you know you can grow a garden in the snow?! A few years ago my mom loaned me this new gardening book and I devoured it - gardening year-around in cold. Canada cold! A winter harvest!
