You’ve planted your garden, fantastic! But now you’re left with the task of watering it to keep your plants alive. If you live in a climate that can get very hot without rain for weeks, this is going to become a several times a week task that can take large amounts of time. But you don’t have to go around and individually water your plants. There are easier ways to water your garden that are hands off and give you more time to do other things in your busy life. Sprinklers Sprinklers can be … [Read more...] about How to Water Your Garden the Easy Way
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Easy Annual Flowers for Your Garden
Annual flowers are easy to grow and add variation to your garden space or flower beds. Discover some varieties that are easy to start in the comfort of your home to reduce your bill at the garden center come planting time! I love flowers. I love plants and gardens in general, but I especially love flowers. They add beauty to gardens that your good old vegetables just can't match. The thing is, I think a lot of people just plan on going to their local garden center come spring to look at … [Read more...] about Easy Annual Flowers for Your Garden
Trouble Shooting Onions From Seed
Have you tried starting your onions from seed and ended up having a minor disaster on your hands? Trouble shoot what may have gone wrong to have success in the future! Onions from seed can be so easy. I've already been successful in the past so on my second attempt, I thought all would go as planned. Wrong again! Onions can be finicky so if you don't follow the correct steps, you might end up with a whole bunch of dead seedlings on your hands. What I've learned this year should help going … [Read more...] about Trouble Shooting Onions From Seed
How to Design Your Garden
Design your garden confidently and efficiently to get the most out of your garden space. It's not hard, and can lead to a beautiful area that you enjoy working in. I love gardening. There are so many great aspects that can leave you happier and healthier. But success in the garden starts with planning in the dead of winter. Is it absolutely necessary? Probably not. You can fly by the seat of your pants and still have success. But I think that strategy leads to more stress trying to get … [Read more...] about How to Design Your Garden
Easy Garden Seed Varieties: 2022
Plan out your garden this year with some easy garden seed varieties. These seeds can lead to a productive garden to feed your family. I love garden planning. However, unlike some people, I take a more laid back approach to planning out my garden. I tend to pick some varieties that I trust and some that I want to try. For example, last year, I explored a little bit with starting onions from seed. It really worked out, and this year I plan to expand on that. But at the same time, I learned a … [Read more...] about Easy Garden Seed Varieties: 2022
Reasons to Garden and Preserve Food
Gardening to preserve food isn’t exactly as common as it would have been, say, 100 years ago or more. People might have a garden and use it for fresh produce during the summer. That is fairly common, however gardening to stock up for winter use is almost a lost art. And why not? Food is readily available at grocery stores all year long, in many different forms and with little extra preparation or work needed from the consumer. It involves no weeding, watering, sweating, nor the hours … [Read more...] about Reasons to Garden and Preserve Food