Growing your own vegetables is easy and rewarding. I have a number of vegetable gardening for beginners articles.
I remember excitedly showing my friend my gardening skills. Here is my tomato plant… The tomatoes were small bushes with hardly any tomatoes on. I remember him saying did you “pinch out tomato plants”. “Did I do what?” was my response! The taste of homegrown tomatoes cannot be beaten. Tomatoes do however need a little …
There is nothing more exciting than growing potatoes and then digging up your very own potato harvest My kids especially love helping dig up potatoes, you will often find them shouting “here is one” or “look at this one!”. Part of the challenge is knowing when to harvest potatoes. Potatoes that are cut or bruised …
Heatwaves in the summer months often take vegetable gardeners by surprise. Most summer vegetables are planned such that they are harvested completely before the searing temperatures appear. Even the heat-loving vegetables, like tomatoes, can be stressed if the temperatures shoot too high. Extended high-heat periods, especially in July and August, are a major concern for …
If all else goes well, the size of the container can be the deciding factor for your tomato harvest’s fate. If you give them plenty of sunlight, water and nutrients (in short, everything they like), and still receive a harvest that’s less than satisfactory, chances are you aren’t using a correctly sized container. Rootbound tomato …
Raised bed gardening offers a whole bunch of benefits. If you want to enjoy all those benefits for your tomato crop this year, start thinking about growing tomatoes in raised beds. With better drainage and soil quality of the raised bed instead of the garden itself, you can expect healthier plants and bigger and better …
Whether you like potatoes mashed, baked, boiled, chipped or cut into fries, potatoes are a versatile vegetable and staple ingredient for many meals. Learning to grow potatoes is easy. As a novice gardener, then you should consider growing potatoes for the following reasons; • Potatoes are easy to plant, care for and harvest• They do …
Growing your own vegetables is not only easy but also reaps great rewards in the kitchen. With very little space and tools, you can grow your own fast growing vegetables easily. To give you an idea all these vegetables are 3-month crops. This article is aimed at the beginner who has little to no experience …
