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Perfect Plantings: What You Need to Know About Vegetable Garden Spacing!

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Everyone loves a full and rich vegetable garden. And so, it might be tempting to really pack your plants in tight and achieve a full and luscious look. However, while it might be visually appealing, the health of your vegetable plants can be hurt if not spaced properly. Plants need room to breathe and grow just like people, so knowing how much space your vegetable plants needs is important. Proper vegetable garden spacing is not only simple to do, but can make a huge difference in your yield!

Take a few moments to consider your vegetable garden spacing, as it really makes a huge difference!

Here are some tips to help you properly space your vegetable garden: [Read more...]


Bye Bye Bugs: Organic Vegetable Garden Pest Control

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Organic vegetable garden pest control may sound like something that requires a great deal of knowledge and skill. It may sound like it is a great deal of work as well. But it does not have to be! You don’t have to have a green thumb or be a super savvy scientist to take advantage of the perks organic pest control offers not only your garden but your family as well. If you don’t like the idea of spraying chemicals all over your yard where it can harm people and pets, then organic pest control is for you. So where do you begin? With the recipes below, you too will be able to  carefully and naturally remove pests that would otherwise dine on your crop!

Organic garden pest control methods allow you to safely and naturally control your pest without harming the plants, pets, or kids. Now take a peek at some easy organic pest control recipes below! [Read more...]

Best Planting Practices: DIY Home Vegetable Garden Plan!

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Every great gardener know you have to have a plan! Preparing and planting the perfect and most productive garden takes a well thought out plan. By doing so, you will make sure you are making the most of your time as well as your budget! Making a home vegetable garden plan does not need to be time or budget consuming. In fact, you can develop one quite easily. Here is how!

First, you will want to decide what kind of space you will be working with. Do you want a traditional in-ground backyard garden? A small home vegetable garden can be grown in a container or over a balcony? Perhaps you want a raised bed vegetable garden? Once you know the answers to these questions you can start laying out your plan.

A simple notebook or scratch pad is all you need to record the information you collect or ideas you want to jot down. You don’t need anything fancy or expensive.

Ready? Let’s go! [Read more...]

Green Thumb Not Required: 7 Super Vegetable Garden Growing Tips

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There are so many tips out there when it comes to growing your own vegetable garden. You may have heard all sorts of tips and tricks and wonder what is true and what really works. Really, vegetable gardening is quite simple and does not need to be complex. By following a handful of tried and true vegetable gardening tips, you too can yield a wide variety of vegetables during the growing season! Toss away all of those tips and tricks you have been trying to memorize and instead give these 7 super vegetable garden growing tips a try.

Follow these tips to reap a bounty of fresh vegetables this gardening season! They are easy to follow, inexpensive, and don’t require any fancy skills or equipment. Here is how to get started! [Read more...]

Be Inspired: Vegetable Garden Photos to Wow and Inspire You!

If you are looking to amp up your vegetable garden this year, you need some visual inspiration! Luckily there are so many talented gardeners out there who are willing to share pictures of their creations. These pictures can help you decide what look you want for your own vegetable garden. They can wow you, inspire you, and just get you excited about planting your vegetable garden all together!

Take a look at some of these amazing vegetable garden photos. If you are a newbie like me, they will both wow and inspire you to get out into the dirt and start digging!

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The Benefits of Vegetable Gardens: Why Grow a Vegetable Garden?

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If you are thinking about planting a vegetable garden, you might be wondering what the benefits of vegetable gardens are. This is just our second year having a garden and we absolutely love it!  A small vegetable garden in your own backyard can bring you many benefits. Not only will you realize the creative and very fun benefits of gardening, but you will grow fresh produce for your family and the local food pantry even. Gardening can be a fun family affair with your children and a chance to teach them many new skills as well (we’ve worked it into our homeschool curriculum for the summer)! Everyone can get in on these benefits, and you will soon find that even a tiny garden can help so many people and bring them food and joy. [Read more...]

Simple Tips for Caring for Your Vegetable Garden Beds

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No matter what size your vegetable garden is, a few simple tips are all you need to remember when giving it day to day care. Once the hard part of planning and planting is over, day to day care and maintenance can be quite easy as well as enjoyable if you develop a simple system so no task is overlooked. The needs of your vegetable garden will vary, but these simple tips for caring for your vegetable garden beds can keep them not only performing well but looking well too! [Read more...]

Pair Those Plants: The Key to Successful Companion Planting

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If you have began your vegetable gardening journey, you may have heard the words companion planting. So what exactly is companion planting you ask? Companion planting is planting different garden plant varieties near each other, so that the plants benefit one another. Plant choices are vital to successful companion planting. When done correctly, companion planting can really make your vegetable garden flourish. [Read more...]