The Joys of Seed Catalogs and Baby Veggie Starts Deciding what to plant in the vegetable garden can be exhilarating as it means we get to pour over seed catalogs, browse through young vegetable starts at the local nursery or farmer’s market or pull out our colored pens and draw…
Square Foot Gardens Image courtesy KoryeLogan One step up from a container garden is the square foot garden style. Square foot gardening is a simplified garden system developed by Mel Bartholemew in the late 1970’s which has gained increasing popularity throughout the United States. Being an engineer, Mel worked out…
There is no vegetable garden in the world that cannot use and benefit from improvements to the soil. Soil improvements can be made in three ways: Mulching: materials are added on top of the garden to retain moisture, and protect the underlying soil from erosion, sun, etc. Amendments: nutrient-dense organic…
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…