Lots of people have discovered gardening in the past two years. Vegetable gardening not only gets you outside but gives you the freshest vegetables you will ever eat.
New Gardens
Starting a new garden can be daunting. Often, people buy seeds and then look for a place to plant them. I have been guilty of this in the past. I had a large garden plot plowed and I planted it. It was not in a location I could see from the house. I forgot about it for a week. When I went back out there, the weeds had taken over.
Why I Do This
When I became a master gardener in 2001, I wanted to make sure other people did not have waste their time and money and have nothing to show for it. I started this blog in 2010 to help others avoid my mistakes.
First Gardening Book
In 2011, I published a book called Preparing A Vegetable Garden From the Ground Up. In it, I walked people through picking a site for their garden and preparing it for planting.
Just Released
Fast forward to now. A lot can change in a decade. I updated and expanded this book with the most current information I could find. I also renamed it Vegetable Gardening From The Ground Up. This book covers:
- Understanding basic climate factors for your site
- Choosing a traditional, raised bed, container, square-foot, or lasagna garden
- Readying the garden plot
- Ordering the seeds and plants
- Starting the potential vegetables correctly
- Fertilizing the plants
- Mulching your flourishing plants appropriately
- Controling pests, diseases, and other problems
- Safely using organic or synthetic pesticides
- Harvesting your bountiful produce
- Safely storing the harvest
- Saving seeds and/or trade them
- Caring for the garden plot between seasons
Answering Your Questions
Feel free to ask me your garden questions. I enjoy helping people grow food for their families. I answer questions on other gardening topics, too.
