Tag: urban gardening

Year-Round Harvest: Tips and Secrets of an Indoor Garden

An indoor garden allows apartment dwellers or those with a small yard or imperfect climate to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables year-round. It gives you fresh herbs and veggies ripe for the picking, ready to add vibrancy to the most basic recipes or as a snack right off the plant. Whether you want to garden…


How to Grow Microgreens and Sprout Seeds Indoors for Fresh Nutrition Year-Round

Growing nutritious, fresh produce isn’t nearly as easy as Instagram and Pinterest photos might have you believe. Every tomato and pound of zucchini requires outdoor space, a suitable climate and weather, gardening know-how, and sometimes a deep pocketbook. If your gardening skills aren’t exactly top-notch, but you still want the advantage of growing a supply…


Looking to Grow the Same Tomatoes Your Grandmother Did? Try Seed Savers Exchange

Let’s say that you want to make your grandmother’s fabulous recipe for tomato bisque, but you don’t want to use just any tomatoes. You want to grow them yourself, just as Grandma did. But Grandma always said that the tomatoes from her garden in the old country were far better than the ones she grew…


Build a Raised Garden Bed

Gardening has reached new heights as a favorite pastime, and more gardeners are discovering that raised beds make it easier. What’s not to like about bringing plants to a higher level so you don’t have to bend down and work on your knees? You can grow flowers, herbs and vegetables and work the soil while…


Study Shows 62 Percent of Americans Will Plant More in Gardens This Year

While residents gather seeds and supplies and head out into their backyards this spring, many are expanding permaculture efforts despite the rising cost of things like fertilizer. Insights from an Axiom market report on gardening trends for 2022 showed 62 percent Americans planned to cultivate more edible plants on their property this season. More than…


Secrets for How to Grow an Edible Garden Just About Anywhere

Wish you could grow an edible garden but you just don’t have any place to do that? I’ve got good news. Even if you rent and your landlord won’t allow you to dig up part of the property, no problem. You don’t need acreage, a big yard, or “perfect” conditions. In fact, you really don’t…