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Enjoy home grown potatoes well into the late winter months by selecting the best storing potatoes. Learn what varieties are the best longest storing potatoes. By selecting the best potatoes for storing long-term ensures the garden’s bounty for many months to come. To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. Is there anything truer…
Discover 16 fruits and vegetables to grow vertically to expand a garden space. A great example is growing cucumbers vertically. Vertical growing plants are healthier and tend to produce more produce. This article provides vertical vegetable garden ideas for gardeners from all walks of life. Living in the mountains requires me to be creative with…
Build your own DIY polytunnel design utilizing a handful of items. Small polytunnel gardening and greenhouse designs are on the rise and an inexpensive tool to utilize for growing food. Living on the coastal side of the Pacific Northwest, outside of Seattle, Washington, has its challenges when it comes to gardening. Especially, for individuals like…
When designing a potager garden there are a few things to keep in mind. Color, texture, and depth are details which go into designing a kitchen garden. Flower, edible and medicinal, play a strong part of a potager garden design. Easy kitchen garden ideas consist of vegetables which contain color, trellises for depth, and textures…
A vertical garden tower is ideal for those who maintain a large garden as well as, for individuals with restricted garden space. Whether you seek to grow food while living in a townhouse, condo, apartment or acreage vertical gardening is ideal and quite practical. Learn how to utilize the Greenstalk garden tower for grown vegetables,…
Build an a-frame trellis for items such as summer melons, winter squash, pole beans, or cucumbers. This particular style of garden trellis is excellent for heavier items and is ideal for vertical gardening. Not to mention, this DIY a-frame trellis is extremely easy to construct. Why Build an A-Frame Trellis Small space gardening has its…
Selecting the best onions for storing long-term takes research. Enjoy consuming the garden’s harvest throughout the winter months by learning which variety is better for storing onions. Onions are a quintessential food item for us. There is rarely a meals which does not require these delicious bulbs as an ingredient. Not to mention, onions are…
A seasonal planting guide assists those who wish to establish a home vegetable garden successfully. Learn what to grow each season on the homestead or in a backyard vegetable garden. This vegetable planting guide assists those who seek to know more about what seeds to start and the best garden planting time based on the…
How to plant garlic, when to plant garlic, and when to harvest garlic is important to have for a summer harvest. However, it all begins with choosing the right seed garlic. Will it be a hardneck garlic, softneck garlic, or both varieties that will be planted? Garlic lovers, how to plant garlic is extremely easy….
Gutter gardening is ideal for those who seek to maximize their garden space. A container garden, or vertical herb garden, is appealing to many renters. And aesthetically appealing when constructed correctly. Being creative with this type of gardening will allow you to produce more than you can imagine. Why is Gutter Gardening Beneficial? Gutter gardening,…