In USDA zones four to six, May is prime gardening season when you plant many things. Here is what to plant in May. I live in zone 6, and May is our prime planting season. This is the time when most of the weather transitions to pleasantly warm. If you live in these zones, you…
Do your tomato seedlings have purple stems? It’s not a death sentence, but you should know why! I walked into my shed – a makeshift greenhouse – and realized my tomato seedlings had purple stems and purple leaves. They were fine the day before, so what causes seedlings to turn purple? Talk about disappointing. You…
Planting flowers in your vegetable garden is a great way to reduce pests and increase biodiversity. Everyone loves pretty flowers throughout their garden beds, but you might not know that there are some good reasons for planting flowers with vegetables. Once you learn all of the benefits, you’ll always want flowers to plant with vegetables….
Gardening doesn’t need to be an expensive hobby; there are plenty of gardening on a budget ideas. Gardening is meant to save you money or at least be enjoyable, but the beginning start-up costs can feel overwhelming. Not everyone has the cash to start a large garden all at one time – but I promise,…
If you want to grow big cabbage heads, you need to make sure you use the best fertilizer for cabbage! I wasn’t always the biggest fan of cabbage. My parents served cabbage rolls at my graduation party, and I was furious, but as I grew older, cabbage is one of my favorite veggies, and my…
If you want to start a bunch of seeds at home to save money, you’ll need to buy some seed trays, but not all are created equal. I used to start seedlings in styrofoam cups, but as my gardening efforts grew, I realized I needed to ditch the cups and try something else. I started…
Nothing is more disappointing than spending hours prepping and starting your seeds only to find out your seeds don’t germinate. What happened? Now what? Every spring, we start seeds again, and things don’t always go perfectly as we hoped. I always notice that some seeds don’t germinate, leading me to wonder what happened and where…
Feeling impatient? Try growing some of these fast growing seeds in your vegetable garden this year! Waiting for a harvest is one of the hardest parts of gardening. You spend so much time preparing your seedlings, pampering them, pulling weeds, and so much more. It feels like a harvest is forever away, unless you grow…
Many vegetables and fruits can be stored in a root cellar, an old fashioned food preservation method we should all embrace. Root cellars are a low-maintenance method of food preservation that requires no extra work on your end. Storing fruits and vegetables in a root cellar helps to preserve freshness in the least labor-intensive way…
Times are not always easy, and having a survival garden gives you the peace of mind to know that your family will survive. A survival garden is exactly what it sounds like – a garden designed for the survival of your family. You might think that all vegetable gardens are for this, but you’d be…
