Cultivating curiosity and confidence
Having written a lot about building raised beds, I love seeing what different gardeners have created to grow their own food. You don’t always need a big budget! With a little creativity, ordinary objects and materials can be turned into a garden. Here are some inexpensive raised garden bed ideas to spark some inspiration for your next DIY project.
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Cantaloupe is my favorite melon to grow, and learning how to grow cantaloupe from seeds is easier than you might think. In my experience, these delicious fruits are easier to grow than watermelon in home gardens. In this article, I’ll share insight on the best location for growing cantaloupes, along with advice on how to plant the seeds and care for the vines and developing fruits.
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Green onions are one of the most widely used vegetables in the kitchen, but did you know they’re also quick and easy to grow? This vegetable is planted for its tender stalks and leaves that have a mildly sweet onion flavor. There are several types of onions you can plant to produce green onions and there are even varieties with boldly colored stalks. I love green onions so much that I keep a steady supply of green onions in my garden year-round. Keep reading to get my expert tips on how to grow green onions in garden beds or containers.
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If you’re looking for the perfect flower for drying, strawflowers are an enduring, visually interesting choice. The first time I grew them in my own garden, I dried out some of the papery blooms I picked in the summer, carefully stored them throughout the fall, and then pulled them out to decorate my holiday yule log in the winter. It was so satisfying to see them perched in the icing of my cake, looking like the day I snipped them in the garden. In this article, I’ll explain how to grow strawflowers from seed, as well as the best time to harvest them for arrangements and drying.
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Pumpkins are a fun backyard crop for home gardeners. Kids find great joy in watching the massive vines grow and then form orange orbs, ready for carving or pie baking. However, sometimes things don’t go quite right in the pumpkin patch. It’s disappointing when a pumpkin crop is ripe months before Halloween’s arrival. It’s also disappointing when homegrown pumpkins don’t ripen in time for the Thanksgiving feast. Knowing when to plant pumpkins so they’re ready to harvest at the perfect time is a major key to enjoying this vine crop. Let’s dive into all the factors that influence when to plant pumpkins. With this information, you’ll be able to determine the best pumpkin planting time for your region.
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Years ago when I first planted cucumbers, I let the vines sprawl all around my garden. Boy, did they ever take up a lot of space! I was new to vegetable gardening and didn’t realize how big the plants would grow. Now I use a cucumber trellis to support my plants. Not only does this help contain their rampant growth, but getting the plants off the ground can also increase production, reduce insect and disease issues, and make it easier to harvest the fruits. In this article I’ll share ideas for easy cucumber trellises, offer tips on growing cucumbers vertically, and share my favorite varieties to plant.
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