How to Start a Garden

Learn how to garden from an experienced gardener! Browse how-to articles, growing guides, and get expert gardening tips so that you can start your garden and get an amazing harvest!

Growing Guides

Learn how to grow different fruits and veggies! This includes choosing the right varieties, how to start your own seeds, and tips and tricks to growing in your garden.

How to Grow Broccoli from Seed

How to Grow Broccoli from Seed

Do you want to learn how to grow broccoli from seed for your backyard vegetable garden? Keep reading for all the tips and tricks to growing amazing broccoli! Broccoli is a delicious and nutritious vegetable that is easy to grow in your own garden. If you are a...

How to Grow Hibiscus

How to Grow Hibiscus

Do you want to bring tropical colors to your garden? Learn how to grow hibiscus for an amazing show of huge flowers! If you're looking for a tropical plant that will add some color to your garden, hibiscus is a great option. With their huge, dinner-plate sized...

How to Plant Hyacinth Bulbs

How to Plant Hyacinth Bulbs

Do you love a spring flower garden full of color? Learn how to plant hyacinth bulbs for a beautiful and colorful addition to your spring garden. Hyacinths are one of my very favorite spring bulb flowers- mostly due to their scent. It's just the best fragrance...

How to Grow Kale from Seed in Your Vegetable Garden

How to Grow Kale from Seed in Your Vegetable Garden

Do you love eating fresh kale? Learn how to grow kale from seed in your garden for a continuous harvest of this amazing vegetable! Kale is a nutritional powerhouse, packed with vitamins and minerals that can help you stay healthy. Growing kale from seed is easy to do,...

How to Grow Tulips from Bulbs

How to Grow Tulips from Bulbs

Do you love a spring flower garden full of color? Learn how to grow tulips from bulbs for a beautiful and colorful addition to your spring garden. Tulips are one of the most popular flowers in the world and they're not difficult to grow. They come in all sorts of...

How to Grow Cilantro in Your Garden

How to Grow Cilantro in Your Garden

Cilantro is an easy to grow herb that is perfect for gardeners of all levels. Learn how to grow cilantro in your garden and never buy it again! With minimal effort, you can have a plentiful supply of this popular herb in your own backyard. You’ll be able to make your...

How to Grow Brussels Sprouts in Your Vegetable Garden

How to Grow Brussels Sprouts in Your Vegetable Garden

Are you ready to grow Brussels sprouts in your garden this year? Learn how to grow Brussels sprouts from seed to harvest! Brussels sprouts are a cruciferous vegetable in the brassica family. They are related to broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, and collards to...

How to Grow Catnip From Seed

How to Grow Catnip From Seed

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is an easy to grow, perennial herb that is part of the mint family. Catnip is native to Europe and Asia but is now widely grown across North America. It can be grown as a perennial in Hardiness Zones 3-9, in cooler climates it can be a...

How to Grow Carrots from Seed- Everything You Need to Know!

How to Grow Carrots from Seed- Everything You Need to Know!

Ready to try growing root vegetables? Learn how to grow carrots from seed in your vegetable garden! Carrots are a favorite crop to grow in the garden. They are beautiful, full of nutrition, and hold up well in storage.  Carrots can be grown in both cool and warm...

How to Grow Okra From Seed to  Harvest

How to Grow Okra From Seed to Harvest

Okra is a staple in many southern gardens. Learn how to grow okra in your garden, including seed starting, care, and harvest instructions! Okra is a warm-weather loving plant that is often grown in the southern United States. It thrives in hot summer climates and...

Growing Peas: How to Plant, Care, and Harvest

Growing Peas: How to Plant, Care, and Harvest

Have you considered growing peas in your garden? Learn how to grow peas from seed through harvest and try it out in your garden this spring! Peas are one of the most anticipated of all our garden crops. Maybe because they are one of the first things to be harvested...

How to Grow Calendula from Seed

How to Grow Calendula from Seed

In this article: Calendula is a medicinal herb with many uses, learn how to grow calendula in your own garden! Calendula is my very favorite herb/flower to grow in the garden. It's just so happy to look at, and it's got so many medicinal uses and benefits. Calendula,...

Growing Spinach in the Garden: From Seed to Harvest

Growing Spinach in the Garden: From Seed to Harvest

In this article: Learn all about growing spinach in your backyard garden- including how to start from seed and when to harvest! Spinach probably doesn’t get as much notice as other cool weather crops like lettuce or cabbage, but it is actually one of the more hardy...

Growing Green Beans in Your Garden: Seed to Harvest

Growing Green Beans in Your Garden: Seed to Harvest

In this article: Growing green beans in the garden is simple. Learn all about how to grow beans from seed to harvest! I love growing green beans. Actually- I love growing all beans, and most of the varieties I grow aren’t even green! Green beans are an easy crop,...

Growing Radishes in Your Garden: Seed to Harvest

Growing Radishes in Your Garden: Seed to Harvest

In this article: Growing radishes in the garden is great for all gardening levels. Learn how to grow radishes from seed to harvest. After a long, cold, dark winter there is one vegetable that I am just so happy to see. Radishes. They are bright and colorful and one of...

Quick Start Guide to Growing Peppers in Your Garden

Quick Start Guide to Growing Peppers in Your Garden

In this article: Learn all you need to know about growing peppers in your garden. From starting peppers from seed, to growing tips, and when to harvest. Growing peppers is a lot of fun. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors- and they are almost as fun as...

How to Grow Watermelon in Your Garden: From Seed to Harvest

How to Grow Watermelon in Your Garden: From Seed to Harvest

In this article: Learn how to grow watermelon in your vegetable garden, plus how to start from seed and when to harvest. Watermelon is one of my favorite fruits to grow in my garden. With 6 kids, fruit gets eaten fast! So the more we can grow the less we have to buy....

Growing Rosemary in Your Herb Garden- Indoors or Out!

Growing Rosemary in Your Herb Garden- Indoors or Out!

Rosemary has always been one of my favorite herbs. It is fragrant, and as useful and beneficial as it is beautiful! Growing rosemary is super easy, as is growing most herbs, and it is a perennial that will continue to produce and grow for many years with the correct...

How to Grow Lettuce from Seed in Your Vegetable Garden

How to Grow Lettuce from Seed in Your Vegetable Garden

Lettuce is a great, easy to grow crop for the garden. It’s suitable for almost all areas, and can be easily grown from seed Homegrown lettuce is so much tastier- and you can grow lettuce varieties that go past just romaine or iceberg lettuce! Whether you want to enjoy...

The Ultimate Guide for Growing Squash in Your Garden

The Ultimate Guide for Growing Squash in Your Garden

Growing squash is one of the most rewarding crops you can plant in your vegetable garden. And, luckily, squash is also one of the most simple crops to grow- whether you are a beginner or have years of gardening experience. Squash is a cucurbit- meaning it is in the...

Growing Basil in Your Backyard Garden

Growing Basil in Your Backyard Garden

Basil is probably one of the most common herbs grow in backyard vegetable gardens. And for good reason! Growing basil has a ton of uses- from making amazing pesto to pairing well with tomatoes in both the garden and in dishes. Growing basil is super easy, and it keeps...

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Troubleshooting Guides

Learn how to deal with and prevents problems with pests and disease in your garden.

How to Control Pests Naturally

Disease, Deficiencies, and Other Problems

 

 

Vegetable Varieties to Plant

Ready to expand your garden? Check out some of my favorite varieties and types of plants to grow in your garden this year!

The Companion Planting Guide & Binder

Stop Googling and start planting! Get all the most important companion planting information in one place, plus planning pages and record sheets so you can get the garden you’ve always dreamed of!

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Companion Planting Guides

Learn all about companion planting and which plants make the best and worst neighbors!

The Best Okra Companion Plants for Your Vegetable Garden

The Best Okra Companion Plants for Your Vegetable Garden

Do you love growing okra in your vegetable garden? Learn the best okra companion plants to get a better harvest with fewer pests and healthier plants! Companion planting is more than just repelling pests in the garden- it's a way of planning and planting your garden...

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How to Collect Foxglove Seeds

How to Collect Foxglove Seeds

Do you love planting foxgloves in your flower garden every year? Learn how to collect foxglove seeds so you can plant more every year!

How to Collect Snapdragon Seeds

How to Collect Snapdragon Seeds

Do you love planting snapdragons in your flower garden every year? Learn how to collect snapdragon seeds so you can plant more every year!

How to Collect Petunia Seeds

How to Collect Petunia Seeds

Do you love planting petunias in your flower garden every year? Learn how to collect petunia seeds so you can plant more every year!

Vego Garden Bed Review

Vego Garden Bed Review

Have you seen modular metal raised garden beds and wonder if they live up to the hype? Read my Vego Garden Bed review and see what these garden beds are really like!

How to Grow Broccoli from Seed

How to Grow Broccoli from Seed

Do you want to learn how to grow broccoli from seed in your vegetable garden? Keep reading for all the tips and tricks to growing broccoli!

How to Grow Cabbage from Seed

How to Grow Cabbage from Seed

Are you looking to add cabbage to your garden this year? Learn how to grow cabbage from seed for fresh cabbage all season long!

Do Peas Need a Trellis?

Do Peas Need a Trellis?

If you’re growing peas in your garden, you may be wondering do peas need a trellis? Find out why they do and how to make one.

How to Grow Hibiscus

How to Grow Hibiscus

Do you want to bring tropical colors to your garden? Learn how to grow hibiscus for an amazing show of huge flowers!

How to Plant Hyacinth Bulbs

How to Plant Hyacinth Bulbs

Do you love a spring flower garden full of color? Learn how to plant hyacinth bulbs for a beautiful and colorful addition to your spring garden.

How to Grow Tulips from Bulbs

How to Grow Tulips from Bulbs

Do you love a spring flower garden full of color? Learn how to grow tulips from bulbs for a beautiful and colorful addition to your spring garden.

How to Grow Cilantro in Your Garden

How to Grow Cilantro in Your Garden

Cilantro is an easy to grow herb that is perfect for gardeners of all levels. Learn how to grow cilantro in your garden and never buy it again!

How to Save Okra Seeds

How to Save Okra Seeds

Do you grow okra in your garden? Saving okra seeds is an easy way to save money on seeds. Learn now to save okra seeds for planting next year!

11 Easy, DIY Cucumber Trellis Ideas

11 Easy, DIY Cucumber Trellis Ideas

Cucumbers grow better and stay healthier when grown vertically. Here are 11 cucumber trellis ideas to help you grow your best cucumber ever!

How to Grow Catnip From Seed

How to Grow Catnip From Seed

Catnip is an easy to grow herb that is perfect for beginners (and cat lovers!) Learn how to grow catnip from seed for your garden!

How to Water Your Garden Correctly

How to Water Your Garden Correctly

Is your garden suffering because you don’t know how to water it? Learn how to water your garden, including the best time to water and how often to water!

The Best Okra Companion Plants for Your Vegetable Garden

The Best Okra Companion Plants for Your Vegetable Garden

Do you love growing okra in your vegetable garden? Learn the best okra companion plants to get a better harvest with fewer pests and healthier plants! Companion planting is more than just repelling pests in the garden- it's a way of planning and planting your garden...

How to Grow Calendula from Seed

How to Grow Calendula from Seed

Calendula is am amazing medicinal herb with many uses. Learn how to grow calendula in your own garden from seed to use in salves, balms, and tea.