Square-Foot Gardening: Growing More With Less
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Basics
Whether you’re new to gardening or experienced, everyone needs some gardening basics to get going!
In this category, you’ll find a wealth of information that spans a wide number of topics. From seed starting to grow bag gardening, pruning tips to raised bed tricks, you’ll find the fundamentals of gardening awaiting you here.
While it’s optimized towards new gardeners, even a pro can find useful tips in our Basics category. We all need to get back to basics sometimes, and there are always useful tools and tips that other gardeners have developed along the way to add to your own practices.
Our Basics category can inspire you to new gardening heights, too. Those who have experience with in-ground planting can learn about other techniques such as raised beds or vertical gardening.
Take some time and peruse the following subcategories of gardening basics, and we guarantee you’ll find ample assistance to get you growing!
- Companion Planting: Everything that grows well together!
- Harvesting: Helpful harvesting tips you’ll need for epic produce.
- Preserving: Storing, drying, or other means of saving the harvest.
- Projects: DIY garden equipment or specific garden layouts.
- Tools: Tools you can use for gardening greatness.
- Gardening Tips: A mixed bag of helpful hints.
- Propagation: Methods to use to multiply your plants.
- Pruning: Knowing when and how to prune your garden.
- Gardening Inspiration: Get inspired by these articles.
- Seeds: Everything you need to know about seeds and starting them!
- Greenhouses: Growing in them, building them, and more.
- Hydroponics: Soilless gardening using water and nutrients.
- Aquaponics: Combining fish and plants harmoniously.
- Raised Bed Gardening: Construction and use of these essential tools.
- Container Gardens: Vertical gardens, pots, and everything between.
- Special Gardens: Adaptive gardens, children’s gardening, and more!
How to Direct Sow Seeds Outdoors at the Proper Depth
Are you direct sowing seeds into your garden this season? Planting your seeds at the proper depth is critical for strong and healthy plants. In this article, gardening expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares exactly how deep you need to plant your seeds when direct sowing into the ground.
How to Bottom Water Seed Starts in 5 Easy Steps
Bottom watering your seedling trays is a wonderful thing, and yet many people struggle with it! But there’s a way to make it work every single time, and it’s a specific combination of the right trays, the right growing medium, and the right watering regimen. With just a few simple tips, you can get from … Read more
4 Ways to Grow Vertical Gardens in Small Spaces
If you are struggling with a lack of space, growing a vertical garden can be a great way to solve that problem. While it can seem intimidating, it’s actually not too complex if you follow the right steps. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss walks through each step you’ll need to take for a successful vertical garden in a tight space.
13 Plants to Avoid Planting With Tomatoes This Season
Are you planning on companion planting your tomatoes this season, but aren’t sure which plants to avoid? There are several plants that can compete with tomatoes for nutrients or attract unwelcome diseases into your garden. In this article, gardening expert Melissa Strauss shares the plants you should avoid growing near your tomatoes this season.
5 Ways to Improve Drainage in Your Raised Garden Beds
Do you live in a region with heavy, compact soil? In these types of soils, growing anything food-worthy is a chore. You may find yourself tilling every year, as nutrients are depleted in the soil. Or you may find yourself adding amendments every season with little improvement. Situations like these call for raised beds. Not … Read more
5 Seed Starting Mistakes to Avoid for a Thriving Spring Garden
Before you start throwing seeds into the soil, it’s vital to understand what it takes to nourish a tiny seed into a strong plant. Your garden’s success heavily depends on the initial spring sowings that set the stage for crop health and vigor. Mistakes in the seeding process can cost you significant amounts of money … Read more
7 Surprising Uses for Coffee Grounds in Your Garden
Looking for ways to use coffee grounds in your garden? Or maybe you are just curious if this is yet another garden myth? In this article, Logan Hailey shares 7 surprising uses for coffee grounds in your garden this season!
How To Use A Seedling Heat Mat The Right Way
Do you know how to use a seedling heat mat the right way? We walk you through when, where, and how to use one of these tools properly!
Tillandsia Ionantha: How To Grow A Happy Little Air Plant
If you’ve spent any time looking at posts from house plant content creators, you’re probably familiar with the Tillandsia ionantha air plant. Also known as the blushing bride sky plant, this species of air plant is known for its beautiful pink and red hues and gorgeous pink and purple flowers. The sky plant is an … Read more
Plants Increase Productivity? 20 Types You Can Grow
Do plants increase productivity in the home office? Here are 20 varieties of houseplants that may give you a productivity boost in your day!
Skullcap Plant: Growing Scutellaria Species Plants
There is more than one skullcap plant, and at least one for every potential environment. Our guide reveals how to grow skullcaps yourself!
