If you started your seeds indoors you will want to harden them off before planting outdoors. By doing this you will avoid transplant shock and give your starts the best chance of success. Watch the video below to learn how to harden off your starts. For more information on seed starting indoors check out the [...]

Here is a culmination of seed starting tips and tricks, how to’s and do’s and don’ts from a class I taught recently. Hopefully this will help you in your efforts. If you have never started seeds indoors then you must watch this video. For more information on starting seeds indoors go to my seed starting [...]

Hopefully you have already figured out what you are going to plant this year so that you can begin planning your garden. Deciding on what you are going to grow is the first step in planning your garden. The next steps are below: Figure out the size of area you have to work with and [...]

Here in Utah we have a great gardening show every Saturday morning with Larry Sagers, a brilliant man. I benefit so much from this show. I thought I should let everyone else know that you can listen to the shows via podcast for free. Even if you don’t live in Utah you will benefit greatly [...]

One of the essential elements of growing seeds indoors is light. Your seeds cannot get enough light sitting on a window, therefore, you must provide artificial light. Learn how to give your seeds the light they need in the video below. For a copy of the plans for light stands click the links below Small [...]

In this video I discuss when to plant your vegetable seeds. An important supplement to this video is the planting chart that I put together. All you have to do is to enter your frost free date and the chart will calculate when you should plant. Click the link below for the planting guide. VegeNag [...]

Learn how to determine your planting dates by learning about frost free dates. To get your frost free date chart, go to the National Weather Service website. For more information on planting dates go to the planting guides category.

Below is a segment from a vegetable gardening class I taught. I discuss the main difference between a hybrid seed and an heirloom seed, which one that I like better and why. For more information on seed starting click the seed starting category feed link.

Many people have compost piles, and if you are like me, you don’t manage them very efficiently. Since I am not a fan of managing my pile to break everything down quickly, I tend to have non-composted material in my compost pile this time of year. You can either not add this material to the [...]

Last year I ran a post about a drip irrigation system that I use in my vegetable garden. I have been really happy with this drip system and it is supposed to stand the test of time. That being said it is very expensive and many home gardeners may not want to spend the money. [...]