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Awesome Home Garden Resources for Spring 2026
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items The seed catalogues have arrived. It's time to dust off the garden tools and supplies. Spring will be here soon and you need to be ready. I've put together some of my all time favorites and a some new additions to my gardening habit.
Hands down, one of our all time favorite tomatoes. A great all-around tomato. Fantastic choice for salads, salsas, sauces, and sandwiches. I didn't grow enough for canning, but I plan to this year!
Tomato Seeds, Paul Robeson - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Cilantro is so easy to grow. You'll wish you did it sooner. For the price of one bunch at the grocery, you can grow a whole garden bed full of cilantro if that's your thing! Have more than you can use right now? Chop and mix with melted butter or olive oil and freeze, December you will thank you!
Cilantro Seeds (Coriander) - Organic & Heirloom - Herb Seeds - Burpee
I bought a packet of chive seeds years ago and they keep re-seeding. A pretty biannual, one packet will keep you set for years. We usually have fresh chives available from March to November. Not too bad!
Chives
Sandwiches, salads, snacks (wrap a mozzarella ball in a leaf!), and of course pesto. If there's every pesto leftover, we freezer it. But, basil is one of our rare summer only treats! Basil - if I could grow only one herb, basil would be it! Pinch them early and often for bushier plants. I start dozens of plants every year and wish for more. We don't dry any, but eat it all fresh.affiliate link
Basil, Genovese
We're going on year 3 and the tumblers are in amazing shape. We leave them out all year. In the fall we empty them and bury the almost finished compost in the garden. Over the winter, we add our kitchen scraps. When the spring arrives, we have a head start on fresh compost. I hate turning compost bins. I'm lazy that way. The sturdy base and deep molded fins make turning and aeration easy. Drain holes, to prevent mucky overwet compost, drain to the base for compost team, but we set them directly in the garden and move th...
FCMP Outdoor Half Size Rolling Composter
This pepper continues to be one of my faves. It's not fancy but is a reliable grower that freezes well affiliate link
Quadrato D Asti Rosso
I've had this light for several years now and it is just fantastic. Crazy bright!
HLG 100 Rspec®
Heck of an investment - these guys are so durable! I can color code my plants for quicker planting. I used to buy trays every 1-2 year. No more, just these babies!
Seed Starter trays and pots
A classic bush bean! Awesome for using fresh, freezing and canning. Blue Lake is a reliable and hearty producer. Affiliate link
Seeds of Change Blue Lake Bush Bean Seed 01479
These purple green beans turn green when cooked. the purple pods are a lot easier to see on the plants than green pods. Great for young, lower vision, or easily distracted (ME!) gardeners. Affiliate links
Ferry-Morse Bean Royal Burgundy
If you've never grown radishes, 2026 is your year to give them a try. Very easy and quick -you'll have fresh radishes in about 1 month. Affiliate link
Radish
Your roof is working hard collecting and diverting rain - Add a rain barrel or 2 to your home and you'll have free water for the garden. Look for one with mesh screens to keep the mosquitos out. Affiliate link
Rain Barrel
For the cost of one spice bottle, you can grow Rosemary all season long. I bring mine in over the winter and move it outside again in the spring. There is nothing like adding fresh rosemary to a pot of stew to brighten a winter day! Affiliate link
Rosemary Plant
Protect your hands with a well fitted pair of gardening gloves. With lots of sizes, colors and features to choose from, I know you'll find the perfect pair for your garden. Affiliate link
Gardening Gloves
This thing is genius. Attach to a 5 gallon bucket and you can keep your tools together, have a little seat, and a weed basket all in one. Or, keep garden twine, plant markers and pencils in the bucket so you'll always have them near by. Affiliate l...
Bucket Tool Storage Organizer
Let's be honest, were not getting any younger. Hunching over a garden bed while pulling weeds hurts more and more every year. Get a hoe. Really. An wood handle one is great. We have one that's decades old- we just sand and wax the handle every f...
Wood Handle Garden hoe
Hands down, my all time favorite gardening book. Part reference, part planner. You find your frost dates and work from there. I would definitely recommend! Affiliate link
Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener's Handbook
SF Gardening is wonderful for those with small spaces and patios. It's really amazing what you can grow. When we moved, we changed from a 1000 SF garden to a set of 3 garden boxes for a tiny 72 sf of garden space. Intensive planting is the way to ...
Square Foot Gardening