Getting to Know the Vegetable Families Makes it Easier to Plan Ahead Planning, planting and growing a vegetable garden does not require that you know everything there is to know about vegetables but it does help to know the various families and groups of vegetables as there are some general…
Garden Planters Here are three simple and inexpensive garden planter designs requiring minimal carpentry skills. Each of these designs can be built using recycled or easily located second-hand materials. Pallet Planter Boxes For the more adventurous, you can build a great planter box using an old pallet, which can often be…
Organic Greens are Fast and Easy Not only are organic greens quick and easy to grow, they’re also simple and inexpensive. You can create great nutrient dense crops with just a little extra care and cost, and get the super nutrients that make greens healthy in even higher amounts. And, heck, you…
Looking for a carefree fruit crop to add to the garden? Then look no further. Assuming you have a cool winter and a moist cooler garden spot available in summer, rhubarb is a perfect tasty perennial to add to your garden. Rhubarb: Fruit or Vegetable? Though technically not a fruit,…
Pallet shed built by Dave Mathia (Source: Farm Show Magazine) This inventive Canadian made himself a garden shed using pallets and 2 X 4’s and even managed to meet the local code when he didit. According to Dave Mathia, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, his pallet shed had to conform to…
Growing tomatoes in containers offers a convenient way to get around soil born tomato pests and achieve healthy tomatoes in spite of these challenges. Plenty of people who grow tomatoes in the garden run into issues with tomato wilt, nematodes and other problems. Prepare Your Tomato Container The healthiest containers are…