Tag: autumn gardening

  • Extending Your Summer Garden Growing Season

    Extending Your Summer Garden Growing Season

    Extending your summer garden growing season is surprisingly easy. With a little planning you can continue to harvest tender plants like lettuces and tomatoes for several weeks, and maybe longer.

  • Planning a Winter Vegetable Garden

    Planning a Winter Vegetable Garden

    Planning a winter vegetable garden is surprisingly easy. Follow these tips to keep growing your own vegetables once the summer crops are done.

  • Prepare Clay Soil for Spring Planting

    Prepare Clay Soil for Spring Planting

    One of the major considerations when putting in a new garden is soil texture. The mineral make up of soil is a mixture of different sized particles: sand, silt and clay. Each component plays an important role in the soil’s structure, impacting how well roots can grow and how much water and nutrients are available. […]