Category: 📋 Getting Started
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Seed & Plant Purchase Tracker
🖨 Free Printable Have you ever bought the same packet of seeds twice because you couldn’t remember if you already had them? Or planted a variety you absolutely loved… only to forget its name the following year? You’re in good company. The Seed & Plant Purchase Tracker is a simple printable that helps you keep…
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Shopping & Organizing Checklist
🖨 Free Printable Have you ever gone to the garden center for a bag of potting soil and somehow left with three tomato plants, a new watering can, and absolutely no potting soil? You’re not alone. A simple shopping list can save you time, money, and an extra trip back to the store. That’s why…
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Gardening Budget Worksheets
🖨 Free Printable One of the biggest surprises for new gardeners isn’t how much they grow. It’s how quickly small purchases can add up. A packet of seeds here. A bag of potting soil there. Maybe a shiny new trowel because, well… it was on sale. Before you know it, your “cheap little garden” has…
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Garden Success Planner
🖨 Free Printable Starting your first garden is exciting… until you realize there are about a thousand decisions to make before you even plant your first seed. How much space do you have? What should you grow? Where will everything fit? Do you really need six tomato plants? (The answer is usually… probably not. But…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Every Beginner Gardener Does.
If you’re a beginner gardener, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Spend just a few minutes searching for beginner gardening advice, and you’ll quickly find hundreds of opinions about what to do first. Build raised beds. Start every seed indoors. Buy expensive tools. Grow only certain vegetables. It’s enough to make anyone wonder if they’re ready…
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Choosing the Right Type of Garden for Your Space
You have decided where the sun shines in your yard. You have an idea of what you want to grow. Now, where are you going to put everything? There is no single best type of garden. In-ground rows, in-ground beds, raised beds, and containers can all grow plenty of food. The right choice depends on…
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Watch the Sun Before Building Your Garden
Before you build raised beds, dig garden rows, haul in soil, and create a beautiful permanent garden area, there is one very important thing you should do. Watch your yard. Yes, seriously. That is the first gardening job I am giving you. Go outside and stare at your yard. Maybe have a cup of coffee…
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9 Essential Tools for Gardening
Everyone will have differing opinions on what is or isn’t needed, whether online or in person. If you’re reading this, it likely means you’re new to gardening. Welcome! I’ve put this list together with you in mind. Until you know how much you will love the process, how big your garden or beds will be,…
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Cool-Season Planting
First, why in the heck am I calling it “cool-season” instead of Fall Season? For people like me in the warmer zones, the cool season can be as late as November in some years. However, in a cooler zone, the cool season can be a large portion of the growing season, including the Spring and…
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9 Common Mistakes
Beginner Gardeners Make Ready to start your gardening adventures? Sweeeeeeet! Gardening can be so, so rewarding. Not only can you save money, but you also get to help control some of the intake and nutrients you and your family consume. The awesome part is that so many of us gardeners—flower gardeners and veggie gardeners alike—love…
