Growing a vegetable garden can be a fun, rewarding way to provide fresh produce for your family to enjoy. However, the choices of what vegetables to grow can be a little overwhelming at first. Luckily, you can use your local climate, the time of year you’re planting, and even your own personal tastes to narrow down your options!
If you’re itching to have a garden but don’t have the yard space, growing hydroponically, or without the use of soil, is a solid alternative. Lettuce is the easiest vegetable to grow hydroponically, so it’s a great place to start. Set up your hydroponic system, tend to the plants, and harvest your first crop of lettuce in a matter of weeks. If you get these basics down, you can have
When sowing bean seeds directly into the soil, not all seeds turn into plants (due to dry soil or bad weather). Germinating bean seeds on moist kitchen paper towels is a simple and more successful starter method.
Potatoes are a hearty crop that can grow almost year-round in the right conditions. Planting potatoes in pots minimizes the amount of space you need, and it also reduces the risk of pest infestation and disease. You'll need to start by sprouting your seed potatoes. Then, plant them in a container with a mix of potting soil and fertilizer. Give them plenty of sunlight and water and
Do you want to grow a tomato plant (literally) from the ground up? Using just the healthy, ripe tomatoes you probably already have sitting in your fruit bowl, you can grow several unique tomato plants in your garden. By following some simple instructions, you can learn how to grow a tomato plant from seed, whether you choose to buy pre-packaged seeds or ferment your own.
Butter lettuce has a delicious, buttery flavor that is good to use in salads or on sandwiches. It also works well for lettuce wraps because of its large, soft leaves. Unlike other varieties of lettuce, butter lettuce is rich in vitamins and nutrients like Vitamin A and Vitamin K. It’s really easy to grow, care for, and harvest your own butter lettuce at home by following a few simple
If you have ever seen pale pink stems of rhubarb for sale, you may have wondered about their paleness. This is called "forcing" and it's a growing method that involves keeping rhubarb in the dark.
A member of the beet family, chard, also known as Swiss chard, is one of the more nutritious, versatile vegetables. It is rich in both vitamins A and C, as well as antioxidants, and can be used raw or cooked in recipes. A patch of chard can also help brighten up your garden with its colorful, ornamental leaves. If you're thinking of planting some in yard, the best news is that it's easy
Carrots had their literal roots in the foothills of Afghanistan. When the carrot appeared in Europe sometime around the 12th century, they were likely grown in vibrant colors like red, yellow, orange, purple, and white. Belonging to the family Umbelliferae, carrots share similarities with parsley, celery, parsnips, and fennel, among others. Carrots are very easy to grow from seeds in
Having fresh vegetables from your garden is not only a rewarding process but a great benefit to your health. Growing corn can supplement both your physical health as well as nourish your mental well-being. You can start growing your own corn garden and begin reaping the rewards with a little know-how and elbow grease.
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