How To Become a Master Gardener
This is the “Growing Food” section. In this section, our goal is to show you the best gardening practices to grow your food at home.
Why cultivate food at home? Growing food is a rewarding gardening experience, not to mention the possibility of saving money and providing you and your family with the option of eating nutritious organic food.
This category can be the most gratifying for a gardener because you can be responsible for growing your vegetables, fruits, and herbs for food seasoning, from seedling to harvesting. It can be a very educational activity for children. You also have the option of making fruits and vegetables organic (and being sure of what you eat).
If you haven’t started growing your vegetables, herbs, and fruits, we definitely encourage you and look forward to guiding you with our posts through the whole process, from planting to harvesting. When you start growing your food, you become much more aware of gardening that will also be beneficial to your garden, such as composting, rainwater harvesting, getting rid of pests organically such as using ladybugs, preserving methods after harvest, etc. You can start here, in this guide that explains How to Start a Garden: Gardening for Beginners.
After checking your new USDA hardiness zone using your ZIP code, get ready to turn your indoor space into a seed oasis! Follow our guidelines to learn how and when to start seeds indoors.
Also, save space when creating a vegetable garden and learn what vegetables grow on a trellis.
Our step-by-step articles and videos will lead you through the whole planting, growing, and caring for your crops process, from seed to harvest. In our writings, we look at the best ways to grow a range of crops, such as onions, potatoes, carrots, eggplant, lettuce, radish, various types of pumpkins, strawberries, and so on. Gardening tips are also included to promote optimal growth and output.
Explore the best shade-tolerant vegetables that grow well in the garden.
Are you prepared for a memorable harvest? Discover The Garden Style’s tips for harvesting your crops at the optimal time for optimum flavor and production. This category offers reliable advice on the best time to harvest your crops and how to do it for optimal quality and yield. This will help you ensure that your vegetables are ripe, juicy, and pleasant when you eat them. Learn the finest practices for growing, caring for, and harvesting from our experts.
Finally, determine which fertilizers are most beneficial for each crop. You’ll learn what nutrients your crops need to grow strong and healthy, as well as how to provide them. Our website will teach you how to create and apply natural fertilizers such as organic compost as well as appropriate commercial fertilizers to your crops.
From growing dwarf mango trees, Armenian cucumber, hydroponic tomatoes, and Fairy Tale eggplant to harvesting Walla Walla onions and lettuce without killing the plant, we got you covered. Let’s get started on cultivating our own food.
Today we will explain how to plant Chives (Allium schoenoprasum). Learn also how to take care of it correctly and you will have an excellent harvest of chives. How to Plant Chives When to Plant Chives? Chives can be sown by repotting practically all year round, although very hot months should be avoided, specifically the
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is a strong tasting vegetable, ideal to be planted in the humid and shady corners of the garden. Can be kept both at home and outdoors, so you will only need a small pot and substrate for optimal development. Learn all about how to grow watercress. How to Grow Watercress: Sowing Watercress
Celery is a vegetable of Mediterranean origin, it is well known for its low-calorie content, its help in reducing body weight and cholesterol levels. It also contains vitamin A and K, potassium, and antioxidants. Learn how to grow celery, its care, and properties. Celery is one of the main vegetables to contain pesticide residues. This
The avocado is a wonderful fruit that we can find almost all year round in the market. This fruit is native to Mexico and Central America is well known for its flavor and nutrition. The benefits and characteristics that the avocado provides go beyond its delicious flavor. It contains vitamin E that helps delay aging,
Growing Buttercrunch Lettuce Growing Buttercrunch Lettuce can be very rewarding, as it always is when our garden fills our soul with delicious and healthy vegetables that we grow with our hands. This plant is tremendously used at a culinary level in most cultures. In this article, we explain how to grow Buttercrunch lettuce from seed
The cucumber, Cucumis sativus, is the fruit of a fruiting vegetable of the same name, belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family, like watermelon, melon, and zucchini. Learn all about how to grow cucumbers step by step in this article. It has a productivity of 55 lbs. (25 kg) per square meter, which makes it the most
Some people are impatient and want their fast-growing vegetables so they can use them as soon as possible. This is my list of fast-growing vegetables, all in 60 days or less. The List of Fast Growing Vegetables 1. Watercress – 10 days Watercress can be planted almost anywhere, as long as it has water. It
Broad beans (Fava Beans) and potatoes are very important for anyone seeking self-sustainability. Originally from the Middle East, Broad beans have been consumed for thousands of years in Mediterranean countries and their cultivation has spread to warm climate areas around the world. Lear more about how to grow broad beans. They can be planted in
Having a potted Meyer lemon tree at home is wonderful, although can be a little challenging when growing from seeds. In this article, I summarize all the tips you need to learn how to grow Meyer lemon tree in a pot, when is the best time to grow it, and how to grow it from
The radish, Raphanus sativus, is a plant of the Cruciferae family, has its origin in China and is currently found all over the world. Its fruit is a root that is violet on the outside and ice white on the inside. Learn all about how to grow Radish in this article. In Latin, radish is
