We Overwintered 7 Eggplants. Here Are The Results & Why You Should Do The Same. What's Overwintering? It's the process of growing a plant as an annual instead of a perennial (meaning year after year, instead of just seasonally). Not all plants can do this, but...
Bryan’s 5 Garden Mistakes, 4 Garden Successes, & GIM Changes For ’24
Learn More: Are Metal Garden Beds Okay To Use In Hot Climates? 5 Raised Garden Mistakes, 4 Successes, & What's Changing in 2024 Hi everyone, Bryan from Garden In Minutes® here. From running Garden In Minutes® to creating content to share with you, sometimes, I...
Why You Shouldn’t Let Peppers Ripen On The Plant
Learn More: Can You Pick Tomatoes Before They're Ripe? Two Risks & One Alternative To Letting Peppers Plant-Ripen All peppers start green, but eventually change color as they ripen. The changing of color happens progressively with warm, sunny weather. When given...
Excessive Heat. The 3 Main Ways To Manage It In Your Garden
Too much heat & sun can be a problem for vegetable gardens. These are the three main ways to help manage excessive heat.
Are Metal Garden Beds Okay To Use In Hot Climates?
Next, jump over here to see how our metal raised garden kits go together or learn how to connect multiple together. Metal Raised Garden Beds and Heat Gardening can be made more challenging when the searing heat of summer creeps up on you in hot climates. So that begs...
How Long Do You Water With The Garden Grid™?
MORE DETAILS: Watering needs will vary based on climate. We're based out of Florida. We have a very humid climate, with morning dew, & frequent summer rains, which helps keep our garden soil moist. So, watering with the Garden Grid every 2-3 days for about 10-15...
A Look Inside Our Summer of ’22 Garden
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...
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....
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...
🍅 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....
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 Manage Summer Garden Wilt, Scorching, & Bolting – Easy Growing Episode #15
Wilting, Scorching and Bolting – How to Manage These Common Summer Garden Ailments The summer heat and extended days can be problematic for some plants. With high temperatures, extended hours of sunlight, and increased sunlight intensity your plants may have trouble...
The Simple Answer for What to Grow in Your Summer Garden – Easy Growing Episode #14
What to Grow in Your Summer Garden – The Simple Answer What to plant in your summer garden. Using growing zones and frost dates to determine what to grow in your summer garden can be complicated to the hobbyist gardener. In reality, during the summer months in the...
Summer Gardening Tips to Keep You Growing in the Heat
Summer Gardening Tips to Keep you Growing in the Heat (Updated June 2019) Summer means school is out! It means family vacations, water parks, beaches, and 4th of July. Most importantly, it means heat! Sunscreen becomes part of our daily routine as we attempt to...
Find Your Growing Zone – Search Tool, Map, Planting Calendars & More
Find Your Growing Zone - Map & Interactive Search Tool What You Will Find In This Article (Click to jump to each topic) How Plant Hardiness Zones Work | Interactive Growing Zone Tool (Find Your Zone) | U.S. Growing Zone Map | How To Use Planting Zones for...
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