Cucumber vines can be enormous plants with long vines that take up a lot of vegetable garden space. They also do surprisingly well in containers. You can even grow cucumberes in a 5 gallon bucket! By choosing the correct pots and right cucumber variety, you can easily get an abundant harvest from just a small amount…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Discover how to harvest and store radishes with this simple guide! Radishes are the fastest, easiest vegetables to grow. They can even be grown in containers in just a few weeks! Once your radishes are 3-4 weeks old, they’re probably ready to harvest. Follow this guide to pick and store them until you’re ready to…
Artichoke plants come from the Mediterranean and aren’t usually seen in home gardens. However, they are relatively easy to grow and are becoming more popular with gardeners as both an edible plant and an beautiful ornamental plant. If you love the taste of tender artichoke hearts, maybe it’s time to try your hand at growing…
Holy basil, also known as tulsi, is a special type of basil with its own unique properties, fragrance, and flavor. It can be grown as an indoor or outdoor plant, though it thrives best with lots of warmth and sunlight. If you want to grow it outdoors, tulsi is an annual herb, just like sweet basil. It’s…
Have you ever wondered where luffa sponges come from? There’s been a common misconception over the years that this popular type of sponge comes from the ocean, but it actually grows on a plant in the squash family. This means that if you have the right growing conditions, you can grow your own sponges right…
Pollinators are an incredibly important part of the home garden and a vital part of agriculture as a whole. It’s estimated that up to one-third of our food supply is dependent on pollination, so it’s fair to say that pollinator decline directly affects all humans. Bees are one of the most well-known pollinator groups, but…