Spring Preparation Spring is just around the corner here in North Texas and we have a lot of work to do in the veggie garden. We have seeds being started and so much more. A beautiful day It’s a beautiful Thursday morning here in the Dallas area and I have a few things to do…
Restaurant Salsa: Our Favorite In our house there are few things that we like more than a bowl of fresh made restaurant salsa and some tortilla chips. It does not matter what the occasion; football party, church group get together or just a game night with the family, chips and salsa is definitely the way…
Winter is officially here It is Sunday evening, it is cold and windy outside, it has been snowing outside this weekend and all I want to do is stay snuggled up inside. When it is winter time and it is cold outside, it is always great to have some great family favorite recipes that are…
It is almost to the middle of our “winter” here in the north Texas area and we cannot wait for spring to get here so that we can get our veggie patch up and running again. Normally, we are harvesting fresh veggies all the way through winter and on into spring but our crazy weather…
There are literally thousands of different things that you can grow in your backyard veggie patch but none of them will grow quite as well as Herbs. Most of the Herbs that you can buy in the store are very easy to grow in your garden. Nothing is better than going out and picking some…
How to Grow Radishes A vegetable garden is not complete without growing the colorful, crisp and tangy radish. They are easy to pop a few seeds here and there to have a bountiful harvest of these delicious vegetables. Radishes are a popular addition to salads and vegetable trays. They mature rather quickly; ranging from 21…
What’s happening? You have probably been asking the question, what’s happening or where is John from Backyard Eden? Well, to all of our subscribers here at Backyard Eden: I have been away for a long time taking care of some family business. Because of this not much has been going on here on the backyard farm. This…
How to Grow Lettuce Growing lettuce for springtime salads is irresistible. But what if you could pick homegrown lettuce now through fall, without taking a break during the hot summer months when the plants tend to turn bitter and go to seed? You too can grow lettuce year round if you follow our simple guide.…
How to Grow Zucchini: 3 Tips to Grow the Best Zucchini There is always a variety of different plants growing in my garden each spring but only a few are as much fun as growing Zucchini which makes it a favorite with home gardeners everywhere. A healthy zucchini plant can produce a huge harvest each…
How to Grow Basil Growing a garden is one of my favorite things to do and my garden would not be complete without my herbs. An herb garden would not be complete without some Basil. Here is how to grow Basil! There is nothing better than walking out the backdoor and harvesting some fresh herbs…
Growing Sweet Potatoes Gardeners around the globe cannot wait until spring every year so that they can plant their spring and summer crops. We have to patiently wait until the threat of the last frost is clear before we can start to plant out our favorite veggies. Things like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, and…
How to Grow Hot Peppers From Seed There are few things out there that you can grow that are as much fun as starting peppers from seed. There are thousands of different varieties of peppers to grow in your garden. Sweet peppers to use in your cooking or super hot peppers to use in salsas. Starting…
March Garden In February we posted an update on what was growing in our backyard garden as well as a few harvest pictures of our garden. Our March Garden has experienced a generous amount of rain over the last several weeks which has helped the garden explode with new growth. We have also had some…
What is Compost: Black Gold? In our world today we have many different opportunities to go green. We can use solar energy to power our homes, drive a hybrid car, reuse old things and live in small houses. One of the most overlooked ways to go green is the practice of composting. Composting is a…
The Top 5 Weeds to Grow As gardeners, we spend a ton of time and money putting together our space, resources, and energy to create a garden. We have plans on exactly how we want to plant out our garden to get the most out of our gardens. I want to challenge your way of…
Planning your Garden Pt: 2 Spring is just around the corner for many of us. Soon the snow will be melting away to expose the rested soil that is underneath teeming with life. The soil will thaw out, seeds will burst from their sleep and break through the ground. We all get excited about this…
Every year when winter weather starts to set in; the vegetable garden begins to fade, we are confined to our houses with little to no time spent digging in the dirt. There is often very little to do other than dream of the spring but you can make use of the extra time by spending it…
I just wanted to give everyone an idea of what is growing in my February garden right now. Provided below is a list of plants growing as well as some pictures (either from my garden of plants or pictures from seed companies to show what a plant will look like). I have approximately 430 sq. ft.…
The abundant harvests of summer have come and gone; the days have grown shorter and colder. That is right, winter has arrived. For a lot of us that means that our days are spent staring out into the once flourishing garden dreaming of spring. We cannot wait until we can once again dig in the…
We want to first thank you for taking the time to learn about us and what we are trying to accomplish here in our little urban homestead. It has been a lot of work to get to where we are and there is plenty more to accomplish. This is the story of our inspiration and…