Learn how to grow asparagus in the home garden. Everything you need to know from planting to harvesting (plus a couple of easy recipes)! Lady Lee’s Note… Asparagus is a perennial. Once you plant it, it will grow in the same location for 15-20 years. The young spears that come out of the ground are…
Learn how to grow daikon radish in the home garden. This crop is very easy to grow! It’s delicious and can be used in many different ways, and it stores for a long time! Growing daikon radish is a must for every homesteader. Lady Lee’s Note… I love growing root crops. I don’t know what…
Learn everything that you need to know about how to grow garlic. Growing garlic at home is not too hard and garlic can store for a long time. This is an amazing crop that should have space in everyone’s garden! So many dishes start with garlic! It adds so much flavor to so many dishes….
Harvesting garlic scapes is an important task that every garlic grower should know how to do. Learn how to harvest garlic scapes to encourage your garlic plants to devote their energy to developing a large and healthy garlic bulb. I love growing garlic! I have been growing it for years (learn how to grow garlic…
This soil block recipe is simple and the blocks hold together very well. The four ingredients for this soil block recipe are easy to come by and affordable! Lady Lee’s Note… Back in 2017 I set out to plant a market garden. I’d done a whole lot of research and came across soil blocks. I…
Setting up your DIY worm bin is easy and very cheap. There are a few ways to do it. I choose to just use an old dark bin, the only other tool that you’ll need is a drill. Learn how to set up a DIY worm bin below! Red wiggler worms can help you turn…
Growing mesclun, or in other words, lettuce mix, is very easy! Mesclun seeds are easy to sow and the lettuce leaves are ready for harvest in just a short few weeks. It is a fun and tasty crop that should be a part of anyone’s vegetable garden! Do you know that feeling at the end…
A seed tape is a strip of toilet paper that has seeds “glued” to it. It can be made ahead of time and then planted in the garden. In this post, you’ll learn how to make seed tape at home, what the benefits are of preparing a seed tape, and how to use it. When…
This complete guide to growing potatoes will teach you everything that you need to know about growing potatoes in the home garden. Learn how to grow potatoes for maximum production so you can enjoy your harvest for months! The potato is the world’s fourth largest food crop. It is a starchy, tuberous crop with an…
It takes some practice and knowledge to grow carrots the right way but once you figure it out carrots are maybe the most rewarding and fun crop to grow in the home garden. This complete guide to growing carrots will teach you everything that you need to know. Oh carrots! They can win just about…
Preparing a garden bed for planting without tilling is so easy! It’s healthier for the soil and it’s much less work for the gardener. And, the plants love it. So really, this garden prep method is a win no matter which way you look. Sometimes we do things in a traditional way because, well, that’s…
In this post, I’ll share with you 18 of my favorite vegetable varieties to grow in a kid-friendly vegetable garden. These vegetables are small, colorful, tasty, and fun to grow. During the growing season, we spend most of our time outdoors. I spend a lot of my time in the garden and the kids are…
Learn how to grow beets for maximum production. Beets can be a little tricky to grow and they might not be the easiest but the effort is well worth it! In this post, you’ll find all the information that you need to know about growing beets in the home garden. I remember how frustrated I…
In this post, I’ll show you how to make toilet paper roll seed starter pots. There are four different ways to do this and they are all super easy and fun. The pots are biodegradable and so at transplanting time you don’t need to remove the seedling from the pot. A couple of years ago…
This is the complete guide to indoor seed starting. We will learn why you should start most of your seeds indoors and how to do it to increase production and simplify your garden. Starting seeds indoors at the end of winter, when you are about to lose your mind, is a fine method of therapy….
Transplanting tomato seedlings to the garden is not complicated, however, there is a certain way to do it to ensure a healthy tomato plant that produces a ton of beautiful tomatoes. We’ll go over everything that you need to know about transplanting tomatoes. There is nothing like the taste of a fresh garden tomato. An…
Matt’s Wild cherry tomatoes are tiny, marble-size tomatoes that are relatively easy to grow. The plants produce a ton of tomatoes that are bright red and full of flavor. In this post, you’ll learn everything about growing Matt’s Wild tomatoes. Every January, I go through the seed catalogs and make my seed order list for…
Let’s go over 5 things that you should consider before diving into planning your vegetable garden. These are important garden tips that can save you a whole lot of work and frustration! After years of gardening I can say that, hands down, the most important part of gardening is planning. I used to hate sitting…