You buy a beautiful flat of plants at the store, bring them home, put them in your garden and…they wilt?! This phenomenon is called transplant shock. Today I’m showing you how to minimize transplant shock when you’re hardening seedlings by following a process called “hardening off.” Whether you started your own seedlings indoors from seed…
Easiest Vegetables to Grow for Beginners
Gardening is fun and rewarding, but if you’re new to growing vegetables it can be a bit intimidating. There are so many types of vegetables, where do you start? Don’t worry – today I’m showing you the easiest vegetables for beginners to grow. These vegetables are not only very easy to grow. They are also…
How to Start Composting for Beginners
I had a lot of failed compost piles before I learned how to make good compost more quickly and effectively. Learn from my failures and discover how to start composting for beginners! Many home compost piles suffer from two fatal flaws: they are too dry and don’t have enough matter. For a compost pile that gets…
The difference between full sun and partial sun vegetables and herbs
Plants are frequently described as needing full sun, partial sun, partial shade, or full shade. But what do these terms mean? Discover the difference between each gardening term in this quick guide. You’ll also find lists of popular vegetables and herbs that need full sun and partial sun to grow in your home garden. Plants…
Companion Planting Herbs
Starting an herb garden is easy and rewarding, even if you only have space for a few containers on your windowsill. Becuase herbs are expensive to buy, even a very small garden can pay off! It’s also a delight to have fragrant herbs in your home or garden, and many are beneficial for pollinators. For…