A common gardening myth is that you need a lot of space to grow food. However, all you really need is sun, soil, and water.

As growers, we put so much love and care into our gardens. Watching a vegetable plant get decimated by a pest or disease can feel so frustrating and discouraging. However, pests are a part of organic gardening, so finding ways to deal with them is essential. 

Believe it or not, there are still vegetables that can be planted in your kitchen garden in July here in Columbus, Ohio.

Personally, I make it a point to plant something in my garden every single month from April to October.

Vegetable Gardening can feel overwhelming. Especially when you are first starting out. There is so much information out there and googling can send you down a never ending research rabbit hole.

Microgreens are the seedlings of common vegetables like kale, lettuce, beets, broccoli, and more. The seeds are densely planted and harvested once the plants first true leaves emerge. 

It’s winter. It’s cold and dreary here in Columbus, Ohio. And its the perfect time to get a jump start on the growing season.

Winter is the best time to plan your season and prepare for a thriving kitchen garden. A well planned and well designed garden is more successful, less stressful, and less time consuming overall.

Here are 4 planning tips for a successful kitchen garden

If you have been gardening for any period of time, you have probably heard the term, “succession planting”, and you may have wondered what it is and how to do it.

Succession planting is a gardening technique that staggers plantings for more steady and continuous harvests throughout the growing season.

There are a couple of different ways to achieve this

The best part about gardening is planting and harvesting.

But what about what happens in between those two things? Maintenance. While maintenance may not be as glamorous as planting or harvesting, it is just as important. Even a small garden can produce loads of veggies if it is properly and regularly maintained. Gardens that are well maintained are healthier and more productive. 

There are ways to keep your garden low maintenance, but in general there are a few things we should all be doing regularly in the garden.