Leeks: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Leeks are very similar to onions and garlic, but you eat the stalk instead of the root. They are extremely nutritious!
Category: Growing Food
Watermelon: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
This sweet, juicy, fruit is one of our favorite summer treats. Watermelons can be difficult to grow (and protect from mice and other pests) and are time-consuming, but they are extremely rewarding at the end!
Cucumbers: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Whether you plan to use them for pickling or slicing, cucumbers are a great plant to start out your garden with. If you wait for the weather to warm up and give them good soil, full sun, and sufficient moisture, they’ll flourish! Pay attention for the cucumber beetle though, a yellow and black insect that looks like a ladybug.
Cantaloupe: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
This sweet, juicy fruit is always a popular choice in our garden. Cantaloupes can be difficult to grow and are time-consuming but can be extremely rewarding at the end!
Dill: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Dill is a great addition to any garden and is very simple to grow! It not only adds beautiful, feathery green into your garden, but also attracts a variety of beneficial insects that make this plant the ideal companion plant.
Pumpkins: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Pumpkins are a fun plant for the whole family to watch grow out in the garden. They’re great to use in autumn as a decoration, and once you’re done with the decoration, you get to enjoy the taste!
Zucchini: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Summer squash fills pretty much all of our counter space from late spring until early fall. It is one of the most prolific things we grow, but it also has one of the most difficult pests to manage. Once squash bugs become established, they’re rather difficult to control.
Spaghetti Squash: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Spaghetti squash is so interesting to prepare the first time and you are sure to amaze everyone in the house with it! Squash is fun for kids to grow since it gets so large and has such big leaves on it! Using the square foot gardening method and growing vertically will help you to save space if space is an issue.
Butternut Squash: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Butternut squash is fun for kids to grow since it gets so large and has such big leaves on it! Using the square foot gardening method and growing vertically will help you to save space if space is an issue. Enjoy these butternut squashes a variety of different ways!
Acorn Squash: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Acorn squash is fun for kids to grow since it gets so large and has such big leaves on it! Using the square foot gardening method and growing vertically will help you to save space if space is an issue. Enjoy these acorn squashes a variety of different ways!