There are many ways to grow your own food, from growing fruit plants inside your home near a window, to having a container garden or a large plot of land with herbs and vegetables. Another popular option is to grow what is called a square foot garden. This involves using square sections for the growing area. Here is more information about square foot gardens and how to use them.

The Purpose of a Square Foot Garden

The main reason people will do square foot gardens is convenience and lack of space. If you are trying to grow a lot of different vegetables, fruits, and herbs, it typically requires spacing everything out properly. It can become a little disorganized and hard to keep track of, plus the spacing means you need a good amount of land in your backyard. Continue reading →

There are many benefits to using raised vegetable garden beds in your garden. For starters, one of the best things about raised beds are that you can interplant many types of herbs, vegetables, and flowers into them. It is then easy access to prune and nurture then so to have the healthiest and most productive plants to harvest their “fruits”, so to speak.

Another perk of planting your garden in elevated garden beds is that it is easier on your back and knees because they require less bending, kneeling and crawling than regular beds.

In addition, raised garden beds offer better drainage, which means your plants aren’t stuck sitting in excess water every time it rains. Plus, it is much easier to build your soil UP than it is to work amendments into the ground.

Fortunately, building raised vegetable beds is a super easy do-it-yourself project. All you need are some readily available tools and materials, and an extra pair of hands. Continue reading →

One of the most important things you need in your backyard if you intend to grow your own food is good soil. Depending on where you live, you might haves oil that can handle a lot of different fruits or vegetables, or you may be very limited. There are some natural ways to improve your soil as well.

Start Composting

Compositing is super important to do whenever you are going to garden, especially if you are growing food. It helps to give you natural fertilizer to help your fruits, veggies, and herbs grow organically in your yard. Composting is also an ideal way to get the best soil possible. Composting simply involves reusing organic waste.

There are different types of waste, including brown and green composting waste. This includes things like grass clippings, weeds, dry leaves, egg shells, manure (if you have animals outdoors), and food waste. Save them into piles and use it for mulch in the soil. Continue reading →