The other day I watched a deer walk through one of my raised beds, ignore the sage and chives, and amble right up to my patch of daylilies. It happily munched away on the tender spring shoots as I took a photo. I have deer-resistant perennials throughout other areas of my property. Usually the deer only seem to visit in the winter when they get really hungry. They enjoy feasting on my cedars and one year they chowed down on the euonymus beside my front door until it was barely nothing (I must say the deer-pruning made it grow back strong and healthy!). But recently, a group of them like to walk up my street, following the path to the backyard, nibbling my garden as they go.
How to grow cucumbers in a container garden
Long before I had a garden I was growing cucumbers in containers. This is because cucumber plants are easy to grow, productive, and thrive in pots and planters. Plus, cucumbers grown in containers typically have fewer issues with pests and diseases so planting in pots can actually reduce potential problems.To be successful, however, it’s important to select the right type of container and growing mix. You’ll also need to pay attention to watering and fertilizing and harvest at the right time. In this article you’ll learn how to grow cucumbers in a container garden and discover the best varieties for pots.
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4×8 raised bed vegetable garden layout ideas
You’re excited to grow a vegetable garden. You’ve built your raised bed in a space that gets at least six to eight hours of sunlight a day, and filled it with soil. How do you figure out how much to grow? I thought I would put together a 4×8 raised bed vegetable garden layout to show how much can be planted in a raised bed. I ended up creating a couple because I had fun planting all those virtual veggies!
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How to start a vegetable garden fast (and on a budget!)
There are a dozen different ways to start a vegetable garden, but not all of them are fast, efficient, or cost effective. For new food gardeners, anxious to learn how to start a new vegetable garden quickly, it’s important to find a method that stays within a limited budget, requires minimal skills, and gets you growing fast. Food gardening is on the rise. People want to know where their food is coming from, but if you don’t start your garden right, it will be a short-lived exercise, plagued with weeds, too much work, and disappointing results. Today, I’m going to share step-by-step instructions for how to start a vegetable garden. This method doesn’t require a huge financial investment or major building skills, but it does require some elbow grease and a small budget. All good things in life require a bit of work, and a vegetable garden is no different.
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Landscape borders: Eye-catching edging ideas to separate your garden areas
Landscape borders are a great way to outline one or more areas of the yard. No matter what your garden’s style is, they may be used to visually tie in different areas of a space, separate grass from garden, or work with paths to move people around the garden. You can use a number of different materials to create a garden border, and arrange them in a multitude of ways.
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A weed free garden: 9 strategies for reducing weeds
Does a weed free garden sound like a dream? It IS possible to reduce weeds in flower and vegetable beds with a few simple strategies. I’ve been putting these techniques to work in my large vegetable garden for many years and while I wouldn’t call my garden completely weed free, I’ve cut my weeding time dramatically. Read on to learn my nine strategies for reducing garden weeds.
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