Growing Watermelon Vertically It can be done! With some caveats... (see below) We’re growing watermelon vertically! But, we're doing it a little differently than you may be used to seeing, by mixing ground growth and using tomato cages for vertical support....
Extra Sprouts: Thinning, Saving, & Transplanting When growing by seed in your garden, it's pretty common practice to plant multiple seeds so have a better chance of something germinating. Sometimes seeds don’t, so having a back up planted gives you better odds....
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...
Summer '22 Garden Update Succession Planting, Replanting, & What’s Maturing 🌱 Summer of ‘22 Garden Update (and hopefully a little garden inspo) for you 🌱 Our last round of green bean succession planting plus some tips for planting them in The Garden Grid Sometimes...
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....
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...
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-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...
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...
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....
🍉 Watermelon is a unique plant for the Garden Grid™. Since it spreads out & covers so much area, you’ll want to grow one plant for every two squares. In other words, skip a square between plants. If you plan to fill more of your garden with watermelon than...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Intro (transcript) Hi everyone this is Bryan Traficante from GardenInMinutes.com and this is Easy Growing Episode number 26! On today’s episode I’m going to be planting Swiss Chard in our raised garden. Swiss Chard is that leafy green which has a red, yellow,...
Intro On this episode, I’m taking you into our garden to show you our nematode problem and what we’re doing to fix it. Hi everyone this is Bryan Traficante from GardenInMinutes.com and this is Episode 24 of Easy Growing. On today’s episode, I’m taking you into our...
Intro On this episode, I’m discussing fast growing cold-tolerant vegetables that you can start planting now to get a jump-start on your spring garden. Hi everyone, I’m Bryan Traficante from GardenInMinutes.com and this is episode 21 of Easy Growing. On today’s episode...
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