How Does Your Garden Grow?

Some of you are going to think I am “nuts” but now is the time to start thinking and planning your gardens. I have about a 1/4 acre that I plant each year. Maggie does as well. Let’s be serious, there is nothing like an Eastern Shore “Maryland” tomato when you grow it yourself, however last year I got very close to it here in Florida..

Things to plan for & remember:

Plan where and how large the garden will be
Decide what you plan to put in your garden
Read, read, read to make sure your plants make “good” neighbors to each other
Soil test as soon as you can, many of your co-ops will test for free or at a minimal price
Put your garden down on paper even if you cannot till yet, because every year you need to rotate it
Decide what you want to start by seed or by plants and then,
Start buying your seeds.. NOW, go in baby steps if you must and buy only a few every 2 weeks.  That way it isn’t a large amount of money at once.

Once you have an established garden think about these things:

You need worms.  You can buy them or raise them now a days, but you need to have them.
You HAVE to have bees, and bees are hard to find today.  I had to find a bee keeper to store some hives on my property.
You will also benefit by composting.  I simply put my compost items in bags and send the hubby or Melanie to dig a hole in the garden and drop it in.

I enjoy my garden so much and my entire family benefits from the fresh veggies every year. We all know the prices of veggies today in the supermarket so think about how much money you can save by planting even a couple plants of Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash & Onions.

Burpee has to sell the most Gorgeous & Healthiest plants I have ever seen.  None of the seeds I have purchased have ever failed to produce for me.  Some other stores –  it’s hit and miss and I have learned that it’s better and less time consuming to avoid that part of gardening… Burpee offers many things to the home grower so go HEREand see what they have for you.  Every year I ask for a gift card from Burpee.  That may be another option for you as well.   They even have that GREAT new e-gift card, how GREAT is that?:)

If you are new to gardening and need any help just send me a message and I will help you the best I can.  You can also go to my Facebook page and look at my pics of my gardens last year, you may need to request me as a friend but that’s ok – I will get back with you..

Happy Gardening!!