It’s very worthwhile to start your own composting system, and the compost doesn’t have to be unsightly or smelly. Step 1: Compost Prep: Inside Small closed container in the kitchen. Line the inside with a bit of paper bag. When you dump the compost outside, the lining can go in with it. Do put in:Continue reading “Start a Compost System”
Category Archives: First Garden Handbook
3. Nourish the Soil
Note: I’m going to purposefully oversimplify this topic, because I don’t think you need to know more than this to get going with your first garden. References below if you want to learn the unsimplified version of this topic. All the books say that soil quality is the most important thing for your plants’ wellbeing.Continue reading “3. Nourish the Soil”
2. Prepare the Land
Have a rough plan for the size, shape, and location of the garden— but be willing to change it as you start digging. You might encounter unexpected tree roots and unmovable stones along the way. Why destroy the root, or force out the stone, when you can change the shape of the bed to workContinue reading “2. Prepare the Land”
1. Getting Started
If you’re a total beginner, as I was this past spring, and you don’t even know what you’ll need to start– here are the essentials. You don’t need a lot of equipment, and you don’t need to spend a lot of money to start gardening. Here are the absolute essentials, and what I use everyContinue reading “1. Getting Started”
From the Garden 