Home Grown. The Only Way To Go.
Growing your own vegetables is easy and rewarding. I have a number of vegetable gardening for beginners articles.
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
If you want to try growing some fruits in your backyard, start with strawberries! They’re remarkably easy to grow and will take barely any space. Strawberries are one of the few fruits that will even grow and be just as fruitful in a container. You can literally grow them anywhere – hanging baskets, pots, or … Read more
Harvesting homegrown veggies is one of the most satisfying things in the world, and even more so when you start from scratch – from seed, to be more precise. Getting those healthy, juicy tomatoes from your kitchen garden isn’t hard if you’re familiar with some basic steps. If this is your first time, we’d recommend … Read more
Water is just as crucial for your plants as it is for you. But watering can become quite a task, especially if you have a big garden to tend to. Imagine dragging a heavy watering can to the furthest corners of your garden in summers every day, sometimes twice a day when it gets too … Read more
Most gardeners recommend planting garlic in mid-October, which works well for most climates. However, when to start growing garlic in different zones? What’s the best planting time to ensure a healthy bumper harvest each time? Planting time is crucial when growing garlic. It takes a long growing period, over eight months, to reach maturity and … Read more
Gardening isn’t a seasonal hobby. The onset of the cold season doesn’t mean you can’t have those garden-fresh supply of vegetables for the next couple of months. It merely means switching to indoor gardening so your vegetables can have a comfortable environment to thrive. It may not yield as much as your outdoor garden, but … Read more
San Marzano is, without doubt, one of the best tomatoes for making sauces. This Variety has a strong sweet taste with very few seeds. San Marzano Tomatoes are an indeterminate variety with a long growing season. Due to this variety being open-pollinated the seeds can be kept from season to season without any issues. If … Read more
Those clusters of juicy red fruits on your tomato plants aren’t easy to achieve. Throwing a handful of seeds in your garden and expecting a beautiful tomato garden just doesn’t sound right. So what can you possibly do to make sure your tomato plants thrive. Even the tiniest details that are often missed by novice … Read more
Gardeners have been growing tomatoes in containers for a long time. But what about buckets? Can tomatoes grow in buckets? After all, they’re cheap, lightweight and can come in big sizes – all the right reasons to get planting in them! How to grow tomatoes in buckets and are there any special tips to make … Read more