1. Love eating fresh, organic vegetables
2. Don't want to spend a fortune on said vegetables, and
3. Have access to some patch of dirt, no matter how small
the question becomes why don't you have your own vegetable garden?
Vegetable gardening may seem intimidating, like the first time you made a souffle or baked bread from scratch. But if you're a foodie who loves vegetables, it's time to get out of the kitchen and reconnect with nature. Growing your own vegetables is not difficult, you just need to muster up your courage and listen to some friendly advice to Get Growing. That's where we come in. Starting on December 1, we will be posting a monthly series on vegetable gardening. Nothing complicated, so easy that you will soon be growing vegetables despite yourself.
Our partner in this endeavor is Daphne's Dandelions. Based in Boston, Daphne is the über-blogger for vegetable gardening. She will be helping all you Yankees with know-how for gardens in the North. We will provide monthly tips for those in warmer climates.
Part 1 of the Get Growing series will be posted on December 1st: Here at Vegetable Matter we'll be talking about growing peas and other vegetables that love the cold weather (well, the Southern version of cold). Daphne will be discussing garden planning and seed selection.
Look, humans have been growing their own vegetables for thousands of years without the aid of books or the internet so how hard can it be, right? Stop yearning for our garden and plant your own. We hope to inspire you, and we'll be here to help.
excited about this- you know i have garden envy, well actually it's growing season envy, though it could be much worse than seattle! this year i want to master awesome garlic and get beets that are bigger than a bouncy ball (last year).
ReplyDeleteOh! i will try adapt this for british weather!
ReplyDeletemy dads a bit of an alan titmarsh!
Agree with you, I grow my own heirloom tomatos every year and have a perpetual crop of fresh herbs through the year including rosemary, thyme (4 varities), sage (2 varities), peppermint, spearmint, lavender, cilantro, parsley (curly and Italian), basil, oregano & marjarom.
ReplyDeleteLove your idea...looking forward to the series!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea! I started a veggie garden for the first time this past spring, and some things flourished, some failed. I'd love to read about some great tips!
ReplyDeleteLove this post! I couldn't agree with you more... Get out of the kitchen, to the garden... and then happily back in the kitchen with loads of gorgeous veggies... It's a great system!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading Get Growing every month!
I am so jealous to people with a small patch of dirt! It's such a simple thing you take for granted when you live in the suburbs, but where I am, a sq ft of garden is probably worth $100K haha.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be passing this on to my folks, who do have large patches of dirt and have been recently experimenting with growing all kinds of vegetables!
I'm looking forward to your posts! I've got carrots, broccoli, buttercrunch lettuce, and garlic growing right now. 2009 was my first garden year and it went pretty well, but I definitely need some tips.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! I just got inundated with work; I don't get to hang out in the blogosphere as much as I'd like to anymore, but it looks as if we will be staying in our house a bit longer, which means I can start an outdoor garden :) :) :) I already started turning earth and composting awhile back, but haven't actually got anything in the ground yet. Can't wait to see your advice on the best winter veggies for southern climates! Thanks!
ReplyDeletevery inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I have a meager container garden on my porch (in the city here it's hard to manage much more) and I hope there'll be tips that even I can use!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading the posts!
ReplyDeleteI used to grow my own vegetables & beans before moving to a shop lot. I love gardenning very much. Even now I don't have much space, I still plant lots of orkid at the front door and upper floor. The good thing is orkids do not need soil!
ReplyDeleteThank you. We just started a garden and I'm unsure how it's going to turn out. Reading your posts pushed me forward though. Hey! I want vegetables too!
ReplyDeleteyes, eating organic vegetables is the best option nowadays...
ReplyDeleteThis fantastic and I'm looking forward to learning from you. I live in cold and grey northern europe so I want to see if your advice for me too:)
ReplyDeleteOh, you are so right. Just plant something and the rest is easy. We have a wonderful garden every year and every year I look forward to it more and more.
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