When I first started my plant starts from seed, I needed some kind of container. I had yet to hear about soil blocking, so that wasn’t an option. And the flimsy containers at my local garden store didn’t seem like a great option either as I want to have a container that could be used multiple years in a row. Then, the simple solo cup was born as a seed starting container. The world of seed starting containers I’ve done my fair share of research on what’s the best way to start seeds. With … [Read more...] about The Best Container for Your Plant Starts
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2020 Garden – Seed Reviews
The first year I grew my own garden plants from seed…2020. I learned a lot and along the way I also found some keepers that will definitely be grown again in 2021. All in the efforts for long-term sustainability. Seeds for Sustainability I decided to start my garden almost completely from seed in 2020 with the main goal of long-term sustainability and savings. I’m a money saver, so the very thought of putting up a good bounty of food literally from pennies screamed my name. My mom had … [Read more...] about 2020 Garden – Seed Reviews
Easy Green Bean Trouble Shooting
Why didn’t my green beans come up? I followed all the planting instructions but got a terrible stand! I tend to be fairly habitual. So when planting my first couple of gardens, I fell into the habit created in my childhood and planted my green beans directly into freshly tilled sod ground. However, I had no experience planting directly into previously unbroken ground. I had only ever planted into ground that had been tilled for years in fairly established garden plots. So when my green … [Read more...] about Easy Green Bean Trouble Shooting
The Easiest Seed Starting Mistakes
Starting seeds seems like such a wonderful idea. Put the seed in the soil in a small pot or cup, water and voila! Plants! Well... not quite. Seedlings can get leggy, die off easily, become yellow, become purple, loose leafs and the worst? Die. With my first round of starting seeds for the most part in the past, I wanted to discuss my biggest mistakes, the ones I fixed and the ones prevented. Because the truth of it is, mistakes will happen - it's how we learn. In the true agriculture way I'll … [Read more...] about The Easiest Seed Starting Mistakes
Choosing Plants for Your First Garden
As an individual starting her own garden for the first time after years of helping in my family’s garden while growing up, I had a pretty good idea of which plants would be best to grow with the limited space I had that would As an individual starting her own garden for the first time after years of helping in my family’s garden while growing up, I had a pretty good idea of which plants would be best to grow with the limited space I had that would still produce a lot of food for us to eat and … [Read more...] about Choosing Plants for Your First Garden
Start Your Garden From Seed
Start your garden from seed indoors using a few basic materials and some time. Not only does it increase the variety of plants to choose from, but it also allows you to grow strong and healthy plants. I grew up surrounded by women who, come spring, had their hands in the dirt planting… Planting the vegetable garden, flowers, fruit plants, and the crop fields along with the men. So since I was little I’ve been right there too, dropping seeds in the furrow and weeding the same rows all … [Read more...] about Start Your Garden From Seed