In a few weeks I will be starting to plant my garden. For others, this may have already happened. If you are one of those with some time left, here are some things to think about before you plant. Turning your garden over- If you are like me, you may have some of what grew [...]

Tops on the list for growing high quality vegetables is adding a good compost to your garden each year. This is not just top soil, this is broken down organic material that is just waiting to stimulate the soil, feed your plants and even protect them from disease and pests. Compost takes about a year [...]

If this is your first year gardening then it is a good idea to get a soil test. In fact, I think it is a must unless someone in the know that lives near you can give you a good idea of what to expect. The reason for this is because there are many books, [...]

In nature, where do plants get their food? From the soil. What do most commercially available fertilizers do? Feed the plant. Why is this a concern? Well, it would be like feeding a human body with an IV. The body gets what it needs but it is not how things are made to work and [...]

Many gardeners don’t know that you can get three different crops a year in your vegetable garden. You can plant in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Be sure to watch this video to learn how to maximize your planting season and get delicious vegetables throughout the year. I wrote a post on this last year [...]

Preparing your soil for planting requires a complete fertilizer at the beginning of the year. In this video I discuss what to add, how much to add, how to read fertilizer labels, how to adjust your pH and more. This video was created for Utah gardeners, however, most of the principles taught are for all [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As we all know, one of the key ingredients in healthy productive vegetable plants is proper amounts of nutrients. We provide these nutrients to the soil via fertilizer and compost. Anyone trying to grow a garden should know a few basic things about fertilizer. There are 16 elements that plants need to grow. All but [...]

We decided to make the garden bigger and bring in more soil in the process. We now have a 32 x 37 foot garden plot. Not as big as we would like, but big enough to keep us busy.  Here is the garden after the soil was brought in.  Here is the final product. I [...]