Growing vegetables in a square-foot garden gives control over the soil composition, uses less water than in-ground planting, and provides for effective weed control. A garden can consist of a four-foot by four-foot frame and yet yield plenty of vegetables during a growing season. Benefits of Square Foot Gardening in Southern California In Pasadena, California, ...
The success of your vegetable garden can be determined in the planning stages. Therefore, it is important to choose and follow a vegetable garden layout for your garden. But with so many options available, which vegetable garden layout will work for you? The space and shape of the land you have available for your garden ...
There’s more to gardening that sticking a shovel in the ground, clearing the grass and tossing seeds in the ground. Healthy produce takes time to grow, and it starts with healthy soil. This process should actually begin the season before your first planting. If you’re beginning it now, that’s okay. You won’t have a bumper ...
Interested in building your own raised flower beds? Well you’ve come to the right article. Raised beds are an excellent cure for many types of soil problems. Raised beds are also perfect for disabled gardeners who cannot bend to reach their plants; a raised bed can be built higher up to ensure comfort to the ...
Spring will be here soon and that means also means that gardening time is almost here. Many people who are still concerned about the economy outlook are cutting costs to save money. Growing some of your own food can definitely help cut costs, the food tastes better, and there is personal satisfaction in having a ...
After a few season of trying various gardening methods in my back yard I have come up with a system that works well. It combines the benefits of a container garden and square foot gardening into what I like to call Square Foot Container Gardening. The first season I decided to start an outdoor container ...