How to Grow Lettuce – From Seed to Salad
Lettuce is the best! It should be a staple in every garden. It is super easy to grow from seed, and because it loves cool weather, you can plant it continuously from April to October. That’s a lot of lettuce! And a lot of savings on your grocery bill! Once you learn how to grow […]
What is the best soil to buy for your garden?
Us gardeners need soil, constantly. Even after you’ve built your gardens, you still need to buy more soil! When you first start to garden, you need soil to fill your raised beds or containers up. Then, each year after that, you will need to get soil to top up your gardens to infuse new nutrients, […]
The Best Soil for Your Vegetable Garden
With so many soil types available on the market, it can get overwhelming trying to know which one you need. There are two different types of soil that we want to take you through today. The first is the types of soil that you find directly in the ground, whether you are growing in your […]
How to Grow Tomatoes – From Seed to Harvest
Tomatoes are the quintessential garden plant. Every gardener grows them, whether they like them or don’t! Quintessential or not.. that doesn’t mean you need to grow them.. but you’re here so, we assume you must like tomatoes! Tomatoes are a new gardener’s best friend because they are simple to grow, hard to kill, and very […]
How to Grow Sweet Potato Slips: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction Did you know that sweet potatoes grow differently than other potatoes? Well, this is because sweet potatoes and regular potatoes aren’t even from the same family! Sweet potatoes come from the morning glory family, while regular potatoes are from the nightshade family. Considering they’re both called potatoes, who would have thought! When I first […]
How to Make Garden Fresh Salsa
So, it turns out that salsa is really easy to make! We love salsa around here so this is a very big deal for us. Besides how easy it is to make, it is also fun because you get to choose the ingredients and flavours, and there are so many options when making it yourself. […]
How to Make Pickled Beans – Refrigerator Method
We love pickled beans. We use them in wraps or on top of tacos. Another reason that we love to pickle beans is because a lot of beans are needed to fill the jar, so it’s an easy way to use them up. Beans are super easy to grow, and they are the perfect plant […]
How to Make Swiss Chard Chips
Swiss chard is a staple in the garden. It is a cold season crop so it grows well in the spring garden, doesn’t bolt in the summer heat and continues to grow in to the cold weather of the fall. When cared for properly, swiss chard will produce for months. We love using it in […]
