6 Tips for New Vegetable Gardeners

vegetable gardening tips

livedan330.com

Are you a new vegetable gardener? Dan shares 6 tips that are really helpful if you’re new to veggie gardening. He discusses the scope of your garden, soil considerations, how to get plants and more!

These tips will increase the chances of success for any new gardener. There’s also some wisdom for experienced gardeners too.

Click on the 6 Tips for New Vegetable Gardeners link below to see all 6 tips.

6 Tips for New Vegetable Gardeners

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The Essential Guide to Growing Lavender

How to Grow Lavender

gardentherapy.ca

Stephanie shares you with everything you need to know to successfully grown lavender.

She begins:

“Lavender can be a bit tricky to grow and keep properly so that it is tidy and healthy, but this essential guide to lavender will provide you with a few tips that will help keep your lavender in top shape for years to come and the know-how you need to prune, propagate, and use this versatile garden staple.”

She discusses:

  • Types of Lavender (with Great photos)
  • Growing Conditions
  • Pruning
  • Harvesting
  • Propagating
  • How to Take and Plant a Lavender Cutting
  • Uses for Lavender

Great post! Click on the The Essential Guide to Growing Lavender link below to see the complete article.

The Essential Guide to Growing Lavender


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How To Grow & Care for Parsley In Containers

How to Grow Parsley

balconygardenweb.com


If you like to use parsley in your cooking, you can grow it all year long in pots. This post shares everything you need to know.

It begins:

“Even if you don’t have space, you can grow parsley (year round) in pots. It’s easy if you know how to care for it… Growing parsley in pots and its care is easy if you know the basic requirements!”

Then they cover:

  • Planting time
  • Growing parsley from seeds
  • Parsley types you can grow
  • Choosing a pot
  • Requirements for growing parsley
  • Caring for your parsley plants
  • Growing parsley year round
  • Harvesting

Excellent post! Click on How to Grow & Care for Parsley in Pots link below to see the complete article.

How to Grow & Care for Parsley In Pots 


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21 Best Ferns For Containers That You Can Grow Indoors & Outdoors Easily

Ferns

balconygardenweb.com

If you’ve ever thought about growing ferns, this article is a great resource. It provides photos of 21 different ferns and enough information to decide if a particular fern is good for your home or garden.

The post begins with:

“Learn about the 21 Best Ferns for Containers, these beautiful foliage plants available in various shapes, textures, and colors provide interest in shady space!

Growing ferns in containers is easy. They require moist soil, regular watering, and dappled shade. These shade-loving plants can be grown alone or mixed with other plants in various container combinations.”

You’ll find:

  • A photo of each fern
  • USDA Zones
  • Description of the fern with comments on how to pair it with other plants
  • Planting information

Click on the 21 Best Ferns For Containers That You Can Grow Indoors & Outdoors Easily link below to see the complete post.

21 Best Ferns For Containers That You Can Grow Indoors & Outdoors Easily

28 Cheap & Easy DIY Solar Light Projects For Home & Garden

Solar lights

balconygardenweb.com


Oh my gosh there are so many fantastic and different DIY solar light projects in this posts! You’ll find complete tutorials.

The post begins:

“These DIY Solar Light Projects are inexpensive and easy to follow and can beautify your home and garden at night in no time.”

Then you’ll see a photo for each solar light project, a summary, and a link to the tutorial.

Here are just a few:

  • DIY Sun Jar
  • DIY Glowing Orbs
  • Solar Light Planter
  • Mason Jar Luminaries
  • Solar Address Sign
  • + 23 More!

Click on the 28 Cheap & Easy DIY Solar Light Projects For Home & Garden link below to see all 28 solar light projects and tutorials.

28 Cheap & Easy DIY Solar Light Projects For Home & Garden


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How to Make an Upcycled Suitcase Planter with Gas Pipe Legs

Suitcase Planter

gardentherapy.ca

Stephanie shares a post by Tara that explains how to make an upcycled suitcase planter with gas pipe legs. It’s both a container garden and a raised bed garden.

Stephanie begins:

“Imagine that great vintage suitcase you’ve been meaning to do something with spilling over with blooms all summer long. This upcycled suitcase planter is a nifty raised bed, a way to give new life to old objects you might have lying around, and a unique piece of garden art all rolled into one. With a few materials and a little know-how, you can make this creative raised bed in an afternoon.”

Tara then includes a step-by-step tutorial that includes photos. I wish there’s been a parts list for the pipe legs, but after reading the post a couple of times, I figured out the parts and lengths.

I think this is a neat and unique-looking DIY planter.  Click on the How to Make an Upcycled Suitcase Planter with Gas Pipe Legs link below to see the complete tutorial.

How to Make an Upcycled Suitcase Planter with Gas Pipe Legs

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Make a Wine Box Herb Garden Fit for a Connoisseur

Wine Box Herb Garden

gardentherapy.ca


I loved this idea for a creative herb garden planter by Stephanie Rose.

She begins:

“A beautiful mix of aromatic herbs planted in a wooden wine box makes for a perfect small-space kitchen garden for those who love to cook and entertain. A wood wine shipping crate is just the right shape and size to grow a culinary herb garden on a balcony, deck, patio, or even set right in the entertaining space. With a few structural modifications, this wine box herb garden will be set up to last the test of time and allow the plants within to thrive.”

She shares:

  • The herbs that she selected
  • Where to get wine crates
  • Materials List
  • How to prepare the wine box for use as a planter
  • How to put in drainage holes for outdoor use
  • A FANTASTIC idea for plant markers

Very creative herb planter! Click on the Make a Wine Box Herb Garden Fit for a Connoisseur link below to see the complete tutorial.

Make a Wine Box Herb Garden Fit for a Connoisseur


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Which Vegetables & Herbs Grow Best in Light to Partial Shade?

Vegetables & Herbs Grow Best in Light

If areas of your garden receive light-partial shade during the day, there are plants that will actually thrive in that type of lighting.
 SeedsNow has shared a simple graphic that lists the crops that are ideal for light-partial shade. They also share an interesting advantage to gardens that have light-partial shade during the day.
Click on the Which Vegetables & Herbs Grow Best in Light to Partial Shade? link below to see the recommended plants.

Which Vegetables & Herbs Grow Best in Light to Partial Shade? 

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Urban Garden – Do It Yourself Fence Planter

Urban Garden - Do It Yourself Fence Planter

homestoriesatoz.com


Beth has a small 20’ x 20’ urban garden. Vertical gardens are ideal for small gardens like this. She created this DIY vertical Fence Planter that just explodes with color.

In this tutorial she explains how to paint the flower pots, install the hangers and mount the pots. I also liked the little waterfall planter that she has in front of the vertical planters. It’s a very inviting and colorful garden!

Click on the Urban Garden – Do It Yourself Fence Planter link below to see Beth’s tutorial.

Urban Garden – Do It Yourself Fence Planter

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How to Build a Wood Raised Bed Garden for Beginners – Video

How to Build a Wood Raised Bed Garden for Beginners

Alberta Urban Garden

This is a great video series by Stephen of Alberta Urban Garden. In this episode he covers everything you need to know about raised bed gardening, including how to build the raised bed enclosure.  His goal is to create a raised bed garden that’s both usable for years and as inexpensive as possible. He discusses:

  • Where to place your raised bed.
  • Simple raised bed design
  • A Materials list
  • How to build a cheap raised bed.
  • How to use mulch to kill grass and fertilize your soil.
  • How to fill the raised bed cheaply
  • Creating Amazing Soil for Free using mulch
  • How much this project cost

To see the complete video, click on the How to Build a Wood Raised Bed Garden for Beginners  – Video link below.

Also, once the video starts, you’ll see a video ad display. Just click “Skip Ad” and you’ll see the video for the raised bed garden.

How to Build a Wood Raised Bed Garden for Beginners


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