Seeds & Seedlings Need Frequent Watering To Live
Watering Seeds & Seedlings If you’re growing by seed, or have freshly sprouted seedlings, be sure to water daily! The planted seed & seedling root structure is very shallow & very sensitive to drying out. The top layer of soil - where your seed or...
A Plant Anyone Can Grow In July!
Green Beans, Snap Beans, or String Beans Whatever you call them & wherever you garden across the U.S., you can plant them in July! Green beans (as we'll call them) are super easy to grow. You direct sow the seeds right into your soil about 1" below the surface....
Growing Eggplant As A Perennial? Here’s How
Growing Eggplant As A Perrenial - Did You Know You Can Do That? You sure can! It’s called overwintering. And, if your climate is warm enough (or you can keep the plant warm enough) you can keep your same eggplant plant alive for years to come. So, if you successfully...
Extra Planting Space – Garden Grid™ Trick
Garden Grid™ Trick for Extra Planting Area We size the Garden Grid™️ to fit the interior dimensions of most garden beds & of course to fit our raised garden beds just right, (see for yourself here 😊) But, we know that other garden bed sizes can vary a lot! If you...
Bibb Lettuce Plant Spacing – It’s The Exception
Bibb Lettuce Is A Little Different Normally head lettuce can grow two per Garden Grid™ square. Bibb lettuce though is different. Since Bibb produces a smaller head than most lettuce varieties, you can actually grow three per Garden Grid™ square! Plant them in a...
Is Your Garden Getting Enough Water? The Tip Of Your Finger Can Tell!
How to Check if Your Garden Is Getting Enough Water It's an easy test, with an easy answer. Most garden vegetables enjoy consistently moist soil so their roots can have a 'drink' as needed. But the surface of your garden's soil will dry out first, so knowing if the...
Garden Grid™️ Sizing Q&A – “Will a 4×4 fit if my 4×4 Garden Bed’s interior is less than 4ft?” (plus other sizes)
Garden Grid™️ Sizing for Your Raised Garden Bed Most garden beds have interior dimensions that are smaller than their full foot dimensions. That’s because of the material thickness of your garden bed. Fortunately, we accounted for this when we designed the Garden...
Indeterminate Tomato Growing Tips – Fall Gardening Zones 8b to 10
Tomatoes & Hot Weather Growing Zones Many growing zones can enjoy tomatoes throughout the summer, but the high summer temps of zones 8b, 9 and 10 are usually too much for them. Fortunately, the end of summer and beginning of fall provide opportunity to...
Small, Weird-Shaped Bell Peppers – Why are they like that?
Small, Weird-Looking Bell Peppers Why Do You Get Them & What Can You Do About It? Despite being a warm weather loving plant, too much heat while blossoms are forming can cause your bell pepper plants to produce smaller & unusual looking peppers. While...
Pizza Garden Planting Guide
Grow a Pizza Garden - Guide + Pizza Garden Layout Just want to reference our Pizza Garden Planting Chart? Scroll to the bottom of this page. Want Other Layout Ideas? Check out our other guide: Salsa Garden Layout, Salad Garden Layout, & Stir Fry Garden...
🍅 Signs Your Tomato Plants Are Done & Ready to Be Replaced
Gardening Tips: Signs Your Tomato Plants Are Done For the Season & Ready to Be Replaced A few signs that your tomato plants are likely done for the season and can be removed. They’re not producing fruit anymore. They’re looking scraggly and dried out....
Tomatoes – Can You Pick Them When They’re Green? When & Why You Would.
Harvesting Tomatoes - Can You Pick Them When They're Still Green? Why and when you would! Yep! Just make sure they're at a mature size. They'll still ripen over the following days. Why would you want to pick them green? 1 - Reduce the chance of ripe tomatoes from...
Growing Green Onions – Plant In Stages
Planting Green Onions In Stages We plant them in stages so they can be harvested throughout the season, instead of all at the same time☝️ Our first seeds went in about two and a half weeks ago and are just about 4 inches tall now. The next round should sprout in a few...
13 Frost Tolerant Plants to Grow when it’s Cold
Gardening is not just reserved for the warm seasons. If you're like us, and always want to have fresh vegetables on hand, there is good news! There are a variety of frost tolerant plants and vegetables that allow the excited horticulturalist to grow in less than...
How to Grow a Stir Fry Garden
Anyone can grow a beautiful garden full of flowers and vegetables that look picture perfect, but the ambitious gardener grows with a purpose. They plan out their garden so the plants within them complement one another for additional vitality, pest repellant, and a...
Growing Okra! Plant Spacing & Growing Tips – Easy Growing Ep. 29
A southern & summer favorite, okra! Here are some Garden Grid™ watering system plant spacing & growing tips about okra, from Bryan.While it’s a southern favorite, okra can grow in most of the U.S. as long as the weather is warm enough. If soil temperatures...
Watermelon Companion Plants, Plant Spacing & Growing Tips – Easy Growing Ep. 28
Video Transcript: On this episode, I’m planting watermelon in our raised garden bed and giving you tips on how to do it well! Hi everyone, I’m Bryan Traficante and this is Easy Growing Ep. 28. On today’s episode I’m going to be planting watermelon in our raised garden...
Gardening In Summer – Here’s What We’re Growing! – Easy Growing Ep. 27
Intro On this episode I’m taking you inside our garden to show you what we’re growing during the hot temperatures of summer! Hi everyone, I’m Bryan Traficante from GardenInMinutes.com and this is Easy Growing episode #27! On today’s episode, I’m going to be taking you...
How to Ensure Your Rain Barrel Provides Enough Water to Your Garden – Easy Growing Ep. #23
Intro On this episode I’m discussing rain barrels and how to ensure that they provide enough water pressure to your garden watering system. Hi everyone I’m Bryan Traficante from GardenInMinutes.com and this is Easy Growing Episode 23. On today’s episode I’m going to...
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