Starting a Vegetable Garden for Beginners: Easy Tips to Grow Your Own Food Not sure where to begin or overwhelmed by all the advice out there? I have been there too. Starting a vegetable garden as a beginner might feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Looking back on my own […]
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5 Beautiful Garden Flowers to Brighten any Space Sometimes it’s enough just to enjoy what’s growing. This post is to give love to a few beautiful garden flowers — no deep dives, and minimal growing tips, just some photos and small notes on what I love about each one. Calendula Cheerful and dependable, these
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How to Build a DIY Seed Starter Box with Leftover Materials Want to start seeds without buying expensive gear? This DIY seed starter box was made with scrap materials and no budget. Here’s how I built it—and how you can too. Starting seeds doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. I put together this little
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The Three Sisters is a traditional companion planting method used by Indigenous peoples of America, where corn, beans, and squash are grown together. Each plant plays a role in supporting the others—corn provides a natural trellis for the beans, beans fix nitrogen in the soil, and squash acts as a living mulch, shading the ground
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How to Grow Potatoes at home: A Season Journal – Planting to Harvest Key Takeaways from This Potato Season To find out what works best to grow my own potatoes at home I planted six potato varieties to test growth and yield. Red Fruitillar, Russet, and Avalanche performed best in my conditions. Tiger and Valor
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I set out to grow my own tomatoes, experimenting with different varieties and learning through trial and error. From seed-starting to harvest, it’s been a season filled with lessons, surprises, and, of course, delicious tomatoes. Here’s a recap of what I planted, the challenges I faced, and the successes I had along the way. What
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