URBAN GARDENING POSTS
7 Proven Ways to Fix a Brown Thumb
I hear people say all the time that they have a brown thumb and that…
How to Design an Urban Vegetable Garden in 5 Steps
How to design an urban vegetable garden is something a lot of urban gardeners struggle…
When to Start Fall Vegetables (fall gardening timeline)
Gardening in fall can be tricky because of the upcoming frost date that threatens to…
How to MAX OUT a Small Garden in 5 steps
If you only have a little bit of space to garden in and you want…
4 Ways to Fix Smelly Compost
If your compost bin smells, you are doing something very wrong because compost should smell…
Backyard Gardening Tips to LEVEL UP Your Garden
If you garden in your backyard, there are a few things you’re going to want…
How to Fill A Raised Bed for Cheap
Filling your raised garden beds with soil can get expensive, fast! But what if you…
How to Start an Urban Vegetable Garden in 8 Simple Steps
One of my favorite things to talk about is how to start an urban vegetable…
9 Important Things to Know Before Starting a Garden
So you want to start a garden, but you have no clue how to begin….
4 Essential Things To Do After Planting a Garden
Every year gardeners wait for that magical time where we can plant our seeds in…
10 Pregnant Gardening Tips to Keep Baby Safe
Having a baby is a huge life event and a time of excitement, joy, and…
12 End of Season Gardening Tasks for a Successful Garden
The end of each gardening season is always bitter sweet. On one hand, you can…
Easy Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening for Beginners
If you’re looking to start a garden for the first time, chances are you don’t…
How Much Does A Vegetable Garden Cost?
Before I got into gardening (many, many years ago) one of the first questions I…
10 Awesome Vegetables That Can Be Trellised
Growing on trellises is a great way to maximize space in an urban garden! In…
9 Practical Tips for Growing Salad in the Summer
Growing salad greens used to seem like a cool-weather only activity here in Central Florida…
16 Genius Ways to Make Money Gardening
Gardening is a great hobby, especially if you’re growing the majority of your own herbs…
9 Simple Steps to Get Your Garden Ready for Vacation
Think you can’t keep your garden alive while on vacation? Think again! I take 3-4…
9 Gardening Goals Every Gardener Needs
Gardening can be an amazing hobby. But if you’re serious about gardening and growing your…
Daily & Weekly Garden Chores – The Ultimate Guide
As a newbie gardener, it’s definitely confusing to keep track of all the things you…
Urban Gardening for Beginners – Everything You Need to Know
If you live in the suburbs, you might think you don’t have enough space or…
11 Urban Gardening Tips You Need to Know
Gardening can be hard work, and urban gardening definitely comes with its own set of…
10 Fast Growing Summer Vegetables For a Quick Harvest
In most places, summer gardening is a way of life! And after all the cold…
22 Cut and Come Again Vegetables You Need to Grow
Growing cut and come again vegetables is a great way to produce food for your…
14 Drought Tolerant Vegetables You Need This Summer
If you reside in an area where water is scarce and summers are super hot,…
11 Creative Ways to Garden on A Budget
Gardening is such an important part of our little urban homestead. Our garden actually provides…
Can I Pull Weeds While Pregnant?
Yesterday, I went to visit my friend to help her with her garden and she…
When Should You Amend Soil?
Amending soil was always a topic I avoided. It just seemed so complicated and technical….
Do You Have to Change the Soil in Raised Beds?
So I get a lot of questions from new gardeners about the differences between gardening…
Can Too Much Compost Hurt Plants?
As a beginning gardener, I would often pile compost on top of my potted plants,…
Should I Put Rocks in the Bottom of My Raised Garden Bed?
When I set up the raised beds at my new house I went to the…
Is it Safe to Garden Without Gloves?
The other day I was visiting my friend. She was working in her garden and…
Do You Need to Remove Grass Under a Raised Garden Bed?
The other evening, I was scrolling through my news feed and I saw that someone…