Home Gardening Guidelines

Learn how to lay out a vegetable garden for your space and the plants you want to grow—from super-fresh lettuce to juicy tomatoes. In this video, we discuss the benefits different styles of garden beds. We’ll also demonstrate how to position your vegetables for a better harvest. Site Selection Before we get started, let’s consider the location of your garden. • Where do you get the most sun? Ideally, choose the sunniest part of the garden for your beds, away from frost pockets. Most vegetables need 6 to 8 hours of direct sun a day! Note that the south, east, and west sides of your home will get more sun than the north. • How far away is the water? Make sure you have easy access to a hose or water source! • Is there a spot near the house? The ideal garden is one ou can see outside your door or window so it’s easy to water and keep an eye on! • Is there a nice clearing? If you have too many shrubs or trees nearby, they may compete with your garden for nutrients and moisture as well as s...

Raised garden beds are fairly easy to construct, even easier to maintain, and offer myriad benefits for your garden (and you)! Here’s how to build a raised garden bed in your backyard, as well as some advice on using the right wood and soil. Raised beds are an easy way to get into gardening! Whether you purchase a kit or build your own, there are many great reasons for using raised bed gardening. What is a Raised Garden Bed? A raised garden bed (or simply “raised bed”) is a large planting container that sits aboveground and is filled with soil and plants. It is a box with no bottom or top—a frame, really—that is placed in a sunny spot and filled with good-quality soil—to become a source of pride and pleasure, and a centerpiece of the garden. How to Revive An Air Plant https://www.justhomegardening.com/how-to-revive-an-air-plant Why Should I Build a Raised Garden Bed? Raised beds have many benefits. Here are a few reasons why you should consider using one: • Garden chores are made easi...

The term “kitchen garden” is bandied around a lot these days. But what exactly does it mean? We’ve always considered it a vegetable garden in proximity to the kitchen door or whichever portal to the outdoors is closest to the kitchen. Proximity, of course is relevant, and almost any garden plot inside your property growing food no matter how far from the kitchen door qualifies. As I’ve worked over fresh ideas for my landscape — otherwise known as “the yard” — I’m hoping to turn some features near the back door into vegetable and herb patches. This will include the borders along the walk and patio, triangular plots where the walks intersect, a window basket off the kitchen window, a few containers of various sizes on the small patio; things like that. It’s not an especially geometric or well-designed array of features. It’s mostly taking opportunity of what’s already there. Fertilizer combines a special mix of plant nutrition with beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi to make sure ...

Container-grown plants can be an addition to an already flourishing  landscape or a garden all by themselves. By planting in nursery pots, buckets, whiskey barrels, grow bags, or whatever else you find around the house, you’ll be adding aesthetic interest and practicality to your yard and home. Container gardening is useful when: 1. You want to move plants into the house for the winter. 2. Controlling the soil quality is desired. 3. There isn’t much space available. 4. You want to grow year-round herbs and vegetables (or pretty flowers). Choosing Plants When selecting plants, you need to consider both what you want and what the plants need. What You Want in a Plant Almost anything can be grown in a container, even many trees! But, before you rush out to the nursery to buy whatever suits your fancy, take a moment to think about what you want your container garden to achieve. – Are you looking to grow foodstuffs such as vegetables or herbs? – Do you want to add color to a drab garde...