I’m always on the lookout for the best vegetable gardening books, and each year, I add several new titles to my collection. At this point, I have dozens and dozens of books dedicated to food gardening. It’s true that there are a lot of fantastic books on vegetable gardening available at local bookshops as well as online, so by no means is this a complete list. Instead, it’s a list of the books that I tend to reach for so often that they stay on my desk, not my bookshelf. They’re dirt-smudged, well-thumbed, and much loved by me. Without further ado, here are seven of the best vegetable gardening books that belong on every gardener’s bookshelf.
Organic fertilizers for container gardening: The best choices for success
When it comes to organic fertilizers for container gardening, you have two basic choices: granular or liquid. Let’s talk about each of them in detail.
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Zucchini growing problems: 10 common issues and how to overcome them
Zucchini and other soft-skinned summer squashes are usually pretty easy to grow. But, gardeners do sometimes face struggles with these productive crops. Perhaps your vines stopped producing in mid summer? Or the fruits were small or deformed? Or maybe your plants simply died before producing any fruits? If you found yourself asking why zucchini growing problems struck your garden, this solution guide is for you.
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Easy projects for mini holiday houseplants
One year in late November, as I was pushing my cart around a local garden center, trying to decide between an amaryllis and paperwhites, I discovered something sitting among a table of poinsettias: a mini poinsettia! I brought it home and popped it into a tealight candle holder. It was such a cute addition to my mantle, it sparked an obsession with mini holiday houseplants. Now each year when I go to purchase the usual festive assortment of plants, I also grab some minis to display in various ways. In this article, I’m going to share some easy mini holiday houseplant projects.
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Plant an herb garden for a kitchen window
There are so many reasons to grow herbs indoors; they add garden-fresh flavor to food, fragrance and greenery to indoor spaces, and because packages of fresh herbs are expensive to buy at the supermarket, growing your own can save you money. It’s easy to create an herb garden for a kitchen window when you start with a little smart planning. Most herbs grow well indoors, but you’ll need to provide a few basic necessities, like adequate light, to ensure a healthy windowsill garden.
The coolest houseplants: Indoor plant love
I think Instagram helped shine a light on the coolest houseplants and really spark the trend of filling one’s space with lush greenery and interesting specimens. It’s not that indoor plants ever went anywhere, but a few factors have meant a bigger selection at garden centers, grocery stores, and other retailers where you can buy plants. It’s now possible to find more than a peace lily, African violet, or Boston fern to decorate with indoors. Some of the accounts I follow on social media feature vibrant, leafy feeds full of recommendations. Lush greenery frames the pictures and modern knick knacks, rather than the other way around. I enjoy Plant the Future’s feed with its Star Wars planters and fun, and the Toronto-based Houseplant Journal, to name a few.
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