Categories by Gardening

  • Choosing and Buying Seeds

    Thie video shows you how to buy seeds for your spring garden. All America Selections Winners are a good guide but other factors matter as well.

  • Hand Tools For the Garden

    Hand pruner, gloves, trowels, a t dibber and a line and pin set are some of the hand tools you need to work in your vegetable garden.

  • Preparing Garden Soil

    Making a good soil for your vegetable garden means having the right combination of sand and clay, plus providing all of the right nutrients.

  • Radishes and Lettuce

    Radishes and lettuce are some of the very first plants you will plant in your vegetable garden.

  • Laying Out the Garden

    Before you do anything to prepare your vegetable garden you must take your space and create a layout.

  • Planting Tomatoes

    Tomato plants, although technicaly a fuit, are the most popular plant in vegetable gardens. Here is how to plant them properly.

  • Planting Squash (Zucca)

    There are two distinct varieties of squash – summer and winter. The summer varieties, such as zucchini and yellow squash, can be enjoyed fresh

  • Watering Your Garden

    Leonardo da Vinci said that “Water is the driver of nature.” He could not have been more correct. You must be the one that assures that y

  • Patio Vegetable Gardening

    Even though I have a very large in-ground garden I still plant some vegetables in containers and grow them right outside my kitchen door on the pati

  • Container Planting

    There is really nothing that difficult about planting vegetables in containers instead of in the garden.

  • Caesar Salad

    It is rare today to have someone make an authentic Caesar Salad using a raw egg, but Farmer/Cook Maggie Mehaffey makes this classic recipe using raw,

  • Insect Control

    It gives me peace of mind knowing that I can protect myself, my family and my pets from any exposure to chemicals and eat my fresh grown vegetables to

  • Maximizing Garden Space

    When it comes to growing vegetables, there is never enough space. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help you increase your yield.

  • Planting Strawberries

    Many things in gardening require planning ahead, and in the case of growing your own strawberries this means essentially a full year ahead.

  • Controlling Weeds

    Every gardener soon learns that the best way to control weeds is to prevent them, and that means using mulch.

  • Controlling Critters

    Critters, like insects and weeds, can be one of the home gardener’s biggest headaches.

  • Composting

    You have two choices for getting a supply of compost. You can buy it or you can make your own.

  • Making A Compost Bin

    You have a few choices on how to make your own compost. The method I recommend is to simply create your own wire double compost bin.

  • Making Good Garden Soil

    How do you get the best garden soil? The answer is “black gold.” Good compost soil to be as good as gold.