Why grow your own.
Grow your own vegetable garden.
Guides to growing your own organic vegetables.
How to grow carrots from seed.
A good size for a beginner s vegetable garden is 10x10 feet about the size of a small bedroom.
This first year of your garden consider growing easy vegetables that typically taste better homegrown than store bought such as peas snap beans and some salad greens.
You might not get a huge harvest but they will fruit.
While onions garlic potatoes and herbs are the easiest to grow there are many other vegetables you could grow in your garden.
Plant some sweet or hot peppers from seed or pot some plants from your garden in late summer and bring them inside.
And victory gardens also known as war gardens since they popped up.
As a cook nurturing your own vegetables is the perfect way to seize control over your ingredients.
Raised garden beds the pros and cons of using raised beds.
Use a container that is at least 8 inches tall.
Determinate tomatoes these smaller tomato plants are perfect for containers.
Hot peppers will need at least 10 hours of light each day.
You ll get plenty of fresh produce for your summer meals and it will be easy to keep up with the chores.
Good for small spaces.
How to grow lettuce.
Vegetable garden on a deck 11 tips for growing vegetables on your patio.