Tag: Beginner Gardening
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Harvesting Corn
Knowing When It’s Ready After weeks of watering, watching, and waiting, harvest day is finally here! The trick is knowing when your corn is ready because sweet corn only stays at its peak for a short time. Most varieties of sweet corn are ready to harvest about 18–24 days after the silks first appear. As…
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Growing Corn
Yes, You Can Grow It in a Small Garden! If you’ve always assumed corn was only for giant farms with tractors and overalls… I’ve got good news. Growing corn is surprisingly easy, even from seed! You don’t need acres of land to enjoy fresh, sweet ears straight from your backyard. In fact, many beginner gardeners…
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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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You Don’t Need a Garden to Preserve Food
When people hear the words food preservation, they often picture a giant vegetable garden, baskets overflowing with tomatoes, and someone standing in a kitchen surrounded by 47 canning jars. That certainly can be food preservation. But so is freezing a bag of spinach before it turns into green slime in the back of your refrigerator.…
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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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Growing Cucumbers
An Easy Beginner’s Guide Cucumbers are a great choice for beginner gardeners. Give them warm weather, plenty of sunlight, and consistent water, and they can grow surprisingly fast! Sometimes a little too fast. One day, you have a cute little cucumber plant. A week later, it has grabbed the tomato cage, climbed the fence, and…
