Growing your own vegetables is easy and rewarding. I have a number of vegetable gardening for beginners articles.
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There aren’t many things that are as satisfying as picking red, juicy tomatoes off the vines in your home vegetable garden. If you’re ever tried homegrown tomatoes, you’ll know that the unsurpassed flavors aren’t something you’ll find on the racks of grocery stores. As summers reach its peak, gardeners often start becoming impatient, since it …
Almost all fruiting plants require pollination to produce fruit from flowers. They can either be cross-pollination or self-pollination in plants depending on the species, cultivar, and characteristics. Space is often a limiting factor for many gardeners. If you’re short on growing space, it will help to know what self-pollination means and how it benefits you. …
When shopping for plants, you’ll often come across the term “growing zone,” or “planting zone,” or “hardiness zone.” What do they mean, and what does it have to do with selecting plants for your yard? As it turns out, it has everything to do with your gardening success! When preparing a garden and picking new …
Growing Vegetables in certain climates comes with its own challenges and Queensland Australia is no different. With a little know how and choosing the right varieties you can grow your very own vegetables in this climate easily. We will look at the climate / varieties and a few tips to help you get the most …
Though February is still cold to plant outdoors for most zones, winters are about to end. Pretty soon, it will be springtime and the weather will be ideal for most vegetables to go into the garden. Are you all set for the upcoming growing season? Have you decided on the vegetables you’re going to grow …
You’ll often find the term determinate or indeterminate mentioned on tomato seed packets. These are two main categories that tomatoes come in, with the major difference in their growth habit. Determinate tomatoes are compact with a bushier growth rather than vining. They produce all their fruits at once before the growing season ends. Indeterminate tomatoes, …
If you want to give the old-fashioned art of growing vegetables a technological twist, the latest aerogarden is the way to go. Most gardeners are familiar with the term ‘hydroponics’, even if they haven’t tried it. Aerograden is simply an advanced application of the hydroponics growing technique. It’s fun, super-convenient, and above all – an …
January is already here! Now is the time to start planning your vegetable garden. Plan a trip to the local garden centre and take a look at some seed catalogues. Think about what you’d like to see in your garden in the upcoming growing season. Though it’s not a major gardening month since it’s still …
There’s an endless list of gardening tools, each one with its own specialty. While it’s impossible to collect them all, every gardener needs a few basic ones to keep their garden in shape. Once the harvest season is over, most gardeners are already busy preparing the garden for the next spring planting. Speaking of preparations, …
