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Learn all about edible gardening to improve your health, save on groceries, and reconnect with nature. Our detailed guides show you how to grow food!

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Vegetables

How Much & How Often Should You Water Your Tomato Plants?

Struggling to come up with the perfect watering schedule for your tomato plants? Some gardeners will water them too much, and some seem to underwater their garden grown tomatoes. In this article, gardening expert and homesteader Merideth Cohrs walks through exactly how much water your tomato plants need, and how often they should be getting watered.

Vegetables

How to Transplant Your Tomatoes in 7 Easy Steps

Looking to transplant tomatoes in your garden but aren't quite sure where to start? Transplanting tomatoes propely can require some finesse, especially for new gardeners. In this article, gardening expert and homesteader Merideth Corhs walks through how to transplant tomatoes in your garden by following 7 simple steps!

Cucumbers in Raised Garden Bed

Vegetables

17 Tips For Growing Cucumbers in Raised Garden Beds

If you are growing cucumbers in raised beds this season, you've joined the legions of gardeners that absolutely love growing this popular garden veggie every season. But how do you maximize your cucumber yield when growing in raised beds? In this article, gardening expert and homesteader Merideth Corhs provides her top tips for a bountiful cucumber harvest from your raised garden beds!

tomato tips

Vegetables

15 Tips For Growing Great Garden Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes can be a bit intimidating for both seasoned gardeners and beginners. While their yields can be bountiful, they can also bring problems to your garden as well. In this article, gardening expert and homesteader Merideth Cohrs shares 15 of her top tips for fantastic garden grown tomatoes this season!

A close-up shot of a pile of rutabaga plant in a wooden container

Vegetables

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Rutabaga

The rutabaga plant looks like a giant yellowish-brown turnip, but these "swedes" are slightly different. They are sweeter than a turnip, can be cooked like a potato, and eaten raw in a salad. Kaleigh Brillon explains the growing tips and more.

Growing Tomatos From Seed

Vegetables

How to Grow Tomatoes From Seed in 7 Simple Steps

Growing tomatoes from seed can be more of a challenge than if you buy starts from a local nursery or farm. It takes a bit longer, and quite a bit can go wrong if you do things incorrectly. In this article, gardening expert and homesteader Merideth Corhs walks through each step you'll need to follow in order to successfully grow tomatoes from seed.

Cabbage Variety in Garden

Vegetables

Cabbage Varieties: 21 Different Types of Cabbage Cultivars

If you are planning on adding some cabbage to your garden this season, picking the right variety can be a challenge. There are many different types of cabbage you can choose from, so how do you pick? In this article, gardening expert Logan Hailey examines her favorite types of cabbage to grow in your garden this season!

epsom salt for tomatoes

Vegetables

Is Epsom Salt Good or Bad For Tomato Plants?

Trying to figure out if you should put some Epsom salt on your tomatoes in your garden this season, but aren't sure if Epsom salt is good or bad for tomatoes? In this article, suburban homesteader and gardening expert Merideth Cohrs examines the controversial topic of using Epsom salt when growing tomatoes.