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September 2, 2018January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Garlic: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Garlic is one of our favorite things to grow and eat. We add it to almost every meal for both its flavor and its nutrients. Typically, it’s planted in the fall, will go dormant through the winter, and then will come back in the spring to be harvested in the summer! However, you can also plant it early in the spring if you missed planting in the fall. You may not end up with bulbs as large as fall-planted, but you’ll still get garlic!

September 1, 2018January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Arugula: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

This fast-growing, cool-season salad green (aka “Rocket”) – often ready to harvest as early as 4 weeks after seeding – adds a tangy, peppery or mustard-like flavor to salads and mesclun mixes. Arugula can be incredibly spicy as the temperature warms up, but sweetens as it cools.

August 29, 2018January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Beets: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

We love to grow beets because they’re full of vitamins, and the entire plant can be eaten. The greens from beets are great in salad mixes, and the roots are a sweet, earthy addition to a vegetable juice.

August 23, 2018January 8, 2020Growing Food, Growing Guides

Beans (Bush): How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

You can grow beans as snap beans, shell beans or dry beans. They are extremely easy to grow and will always be a staple on our garden. We plant new rounds of them every 3 weeks from spring until the end of summer. How to Grow: Bush beans can be planted as soon as the last spring frost has occurred until 10 weeks before first fall frost. In milder climates, bush beans can be planted […]

March 29, 2018March 4, 2024Growing Food, Growing Guides, Warm Weather Gardening

Basil: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!

Basil is one of our favorite herbs to cook with in the kitchen. It flourishes in warm weather and is one of the best things to plant alongside your tomatoes. Many people mix various types of basil in their gardens. It is also great for container gardening. Some of our favorite varieties are sweet, thai, lemon, cinnamon, and lettuce leaf.