Spring Gardening Archives - Page 5 of 5 - Grow a Good Life

close up of young carrot plants growing in the garden

Tips for Germinating Carrots

Whether you are striving for a few gourmet fingerling potatoes for fresh eating or growing a large crop for winter food storage, here are several different ways to grow potatoes in your garden.

6 Ways to Grow Potatoes

Seed potatoes are not seeds but small potato tubers. When you plant seed potatoes, you are planting a potato produced by the plant the previous year. Any diseases or insects that the mother plant may have had are carried over in the seed potato. Sourcing certified seed potatoes ensures that you are starting with disease free potatoes.

Sourcing Seed Potatoes for the Backyard Garden

Seed mats or seed tapes are helpful for planting tiny seeds, such as lettuce and carrots that are hard to sow one at a time. Perfect for square foot garden.

Homemade Seed Mats or Seed Tapes

If you are just starting a garden or want to expand your growing space, the Square Foot Gardening method is worth considering. The beds are easy to build with no digging or tilling required. Read on for 10 benefits of square foot gardening.

10 Benefits of a Square Foot Garden

photo of germinating pumpkin seeds on a white towel

How to Pre-Sprout Seeds for Faster Germination

a hand full of pepper seeds

Simple Seed Germination Test

Planting potatoes the Grow Biointensive way involves double-dug beds, feeding the soil with compost, and planting closely to conserve spacing and create a microclimate.

Planting Potatoes the Grow Biointensive Way

lettuce seedlings growing under lights

Using Grow Lights for Seedlings and Indoor Gardens

8 tomato plants growing in 4 blue homemade self-watering containers.

Build Your Own Self Watering Containers