Growing lettuce in your backyard garden or container garden is a rewarding, healthy and delicious addition to your gardening adventures! Lettuce is an easy, delicious and healthy crop for your backyard garden or apartment balcony. In this post I’ll go over everything you need to know to start growing lettuce. Lettuce is one of those …
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Whether you’re planting in the early Spring or Fall, there are things you can do to be prepared to protect your plants from frost. Gardening is always a gamble. You never know when a surprise cold snap is going to come, how many weeks of good weather we’ll have, or if a freak snow storm is …
A successful garden harvest begins with planning your garden. Having a plan BEFORE you begin buying seeds will put you ahead of the curve when the weather warms up. If you’re anything like me, you love the quiet calm of Winter…but also can’t wait for Spring! The short days, grey skies and cold weather leave …
There are several basic truths when it comes to gardening, regardless of location or plant you’re trying to grow. This is the perfect beginner’s guide to gardening for those that claim to have a ‘black thumb’ instead of a green one, or the new homesteader. Beginner’s Guide to Gardening Gardening is a life-long learning journey. …
Kale is an incredibly easy vegetable to grow, it’s very nutritious, and produces tons of kale leaves on each plant. In this post, I’ll teach you how to preserve kale. I absolutely love growing Kale, and grow it from seed every year. It is very easy to grow, and hardy and can withstand freezes and …