Gardening for Beginners

If you're growing your first garden, you will want the most basic advice for a successful garden. Here are tips and ideas to help beginners grow a great garden!
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Companion Planting for Pest Control - The Beginner's Garden
When planting your vegetable garden, the last thing you want is pests. Put these companion planting principles to work by including flowers and herbs in your vegetable garden, raised beds, or in pots. Download this companion planting chart to help you plan your layout in advance! #companionplanting #organicgardening #beginnersgarden
How to Prevent Problems When Growing
Carrots are beloved in the fall garden! But knowing how to prevent or deal with problems that may arise will make a huge difference in your carrot harvest. Growing carrots successfully will make you enjoy fall gardening!
Complete Container Herb Gardening
When I first started gardening, the sole reason I planted herbs was to save money. (Have you seen how insanely expensive herbs are at the grocery store?!) What I soon discovered, though, was the wide world of benefits to growing your own herbs — medicinal support, pollinator attractors, homegrown spices, and beauty to name a few. Come take a look at how you can grow herbs. #herbs #garden #container
Simplifying Compost — FAQ for Home Gardener
Our gardens thrive with compost, and truly, it’s one of the easiest, most inexpensive activities you can do for your garden. But still, if you’re like most beginning gardeners, you probably have questions. We dive deep into the composting world on my latest podcast on The Beginner’s Garden. You can listen to that below, or keep reading. #garden #easy #simplifying #compost
Simplifying Compost — FAQ for Home Gardener
Our gardens thrive with compost, and truly, it’s one of the easiest, most inexpensive activities you can do for your garden. But still, if you’re like most beginning gardeners, you probably have…
7 Tomato Canning Recipes
Despite the odds, you’ve managed to get a pretty good tomato harvest. Now what? Even if you enjoy fresh tomatoes, you might find yourself with more than you can eat fresh. If this is the case…
7 Common Mistakes in Raised Bed Gardening - The Beginner's Garden
Growing vegetables in a raised bed? Raised bed gardening can be the most rewarding and productive gardening project, and it's perfect for beginning gardeners. Avoid these common mistakes beginners make with raised garden beds, and you'll be harvesting a bounty of fresh vegetables from your garden with ease!
Straw Bale Garden Results after My First Season
This year I tried the popular gardening method, straw bale gardening. But now that I’ve finished my first full season with straw bales, what did I discover? Was it hard? Did it meet my expectations? And perhaps most important, will I do it again? Read on or listen to this new episode of the Beginner’s Garden Podcast to find out. #garden #straw #bales #organic #fall #spring
How to Grow Blueberries in Containers or in the Ground - tips from Lee Reich - The Beginner's Garden
You can grow blueberries in containers. Here an expert shares his tips on what kind of potting soil to use, how often to change it, and what you need to know about watering and winter care of your blueberry bushes. #containergardening #blueberry #beginnersgarden #blueberrrybushes
2022 Complete Garden Planner & Journal Printable
Plan, log, and track your garden season from planning through harvest through this printable planner and journal. Print the pages you need and skip the ones you don't. This customizable planner will help you get organized and stay organized from your earliest planning through the final days of the harvest!
How to Plan Your Garden Space (Raised Beds, Containers, Ground Beds, Layout, & More) - The Beginner'
The idea of planning a garden seems simple. Just plant in dirt, right? But before you can ever get to that point, you have to make several decisions.
What I'm Planting in January | The Beginner's Garden🌱
It's time to start planting for a bountiful harvest in January! 🌿 Join me as I share my favorite crops to plant this month, and discover how easy it is to start your own Beginner's Garden today. Click here to learn more!
Raised Bed Soil Combinations Tested
Looking to fill your raised beds with raised bed soil? What kind of blend should you choose? While there are many raised bed soil mixes to select from, how do you know which is best for you? Whether this is your first garden or you're building new raised beds, consider the results of this raised bed soil test before you fill your raised beds. #raisedbed #soil
Vegetables that Climb & Sprawl: Trellis Options for Your Garden
I just love growing vegetables “up,” and each year I’m still looking for new trellis options. Not only does it make room for more crops (which is a huge plus if you have a small garden space or just a couple of raised beds), but they are just so pretty, too! I love these trellis options! #trellis #vegetables #garden #beginner
How to Harvest, Cure, and Store Garlic - The Beginner's Garden
You’ve watched your beautiful garlic plants grow for months, and the time nears for harvest. But how do you know when to harvest garlic? And once you harvest, how do you cure and store it? Here is how! #garlic #harvest #store #fall