How to Plan Your Growing Space for Maximum Yield
A well-thought-out garden map maximizes yield, minimizes pests, and saves time and resources throughout the growing season.
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How to Set Garden Goals and Increase Your Success
Starting your gardening season with clear goals can mean less stress, higher yield, and reduced cost.
How to Fill New Raised Beds
A Guide to Filling Raised Beds One thing that stumps beginning gardeners is how to fill up a new raised bed. It’s not a good idea to...
New USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: How will it affect your garden?
In December 2023, the USDA updated their Plant Hardiness Zone Map based on data from the past 30 years and many of us are now in new zones. ...
Late Summer Succession Planting
Succession planting is a really valuable technique to ensure a continuous harvest throughout the summer and into the fall. By staggering pla...
Steps For Growing a Fall Garden
It seems like we were just talking about the things we can do to help our gardens survive through all the summer heat and now we’re al...
How to Decide Raised Planter Bed Dimensions
Generally, when we refer to raised beds or raised planters, we’re thinking about boxes we’ve built from wood or other materials ...
How to Decide the Size and Layout of In-Ground Garden Beds
I spent years trying different widths of in-ground garden beds to find just the right size that was functional for the plants and the garden...