How-To Projects
Make a Row-Cover Hoop House
Many leafy fall crops are frost tolerant, but if you want to keep them growing as if it were spring for weeks to come, trick them with a little extra warmth under the protection of a row cover. Depending on … Continue reading
How to Build a Super Easy 4 x 8 Raised Bed
Make this easy 4- by 8-foot raised bed from 3 8-foot boards that you can have cut to size at the store. To build it, all you do is screw the boards together at the corners. We used 2×12 boards, … Continue reading
Planting Plan for Fresh and Handy 4 x 4 -foot Herb Garden
Fresh herbs elevate every home-cooked meal. Keep a collection of your favorite herbs handy in a 4 x 4 bed. Plant this herb bed in spring and enjoy through summer and fall. You’ll be surprised with how much you’ll harvest … Continue reading
Planting Plan for Fresh and Early 4 x 4 foot Salad Garden
Lettuces and greens love cool weather, so plant in spring or fall and start harvesting immediately. If your clan love salads, you’re in luck—this bed supplies enough for the whole family. You’ll be surprised with how much salad you’ll harvest … Continue reading
Planting Plan for an Easy 4 x 4 Summer Garden
This simple 4 x 4-foot bed can supply you with a bountiful harvest of herbs and summer veggies. You may be surprised how much a small, but well-tended space can yield. This little template for a manageable bed gives you … Continue reading
Make a Cucumber Tent Trellis
A tent-shaped trellis makes a great support for cucumbers. Create your own cucumber tent trellis using farm-ready welded steel panels. One panel costs about $25 and will make 2 or 3 trellises. Step 1. Purchase a steel utility panel, available in … Continue reading
Our 8- by 24-foot raised display bed is built to last. We built it in front of our home office in Union Springs where we can watch Bonnie plants grow day in and day out. However, when we’re crazy-busy in … Continue reading
Grow a Strawberry Fountain
This is an easy way to grow strawberries without a lot of space and it keeps them clean and easy to harvest. The key is keeping it watered because if it dries out, the fruit won’t form well. Of course, … Continue reading
Give Mom an Herb Garden
Here is an easy way to amaze the moms in your life a gift that they’ll enjoy many times over—an herb garden in a pot. Mother, sister, wife, in-law, or aunt—all will delight at the chance to pinch a few … Continue reading
Easy Container Combos: Vegetables and Flowers
“Learn to grow easy vegetables in great looking container combos.” That is the tagline in a book that teaches gardeners to do just that. Author and landscape architect, Pamela Crawford, makes vegetables beautiful. It’s more like a journal of trial … Continue reading
