How to start a raised bed garden for under $30…is it possible? Absolutely!Do you want to get started gardening but only have a few bucks to put into it? No problem! I will give you all the information you need…
Want a super productive garden this year? The super simple method of double digging can help you turn a productive garden into a super productive garden. If you have an area of soil that you want to turn into a garden…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…