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Tips for Creating an Edible Landscape this Spring
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items In this compilation of smart Benable recommendations, I provide a variety of tips for anyone interested in creating an “edible landscape” this spring. As someone in love with the idea of gardening and growing your own healthy food to eat, I previously did thorough resea... socially conscious reasons to grow them. Besides the necessary products, tools, and resources to help with your own edible landscapes, I share access to a story I published on Medium, that specifically discusses the importance of this interesting and...
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Read and Discover what you don't already know
Consider what you should plant
Where to do your planting
Let's talk about soil and cultivation
Other items you'll want and need to purchase
Read and Discover what you don't already know
There's no better way to start off this list of recommendations about planting an edible garden this spring, than to provide a number of resources, where you can read and learn all there is to know on the subject, before you start browsing and consid...
Spring is the perfect time for planting and creating an edible landscape. Read my Medium story and learn more on how you can start growing healthy food for you and your loved ones, even if you have limited space.
How Can You Grow Pretty Plants in Your Garden that You Can Also Eat?
This informative online article shares the good points and not so good points, when it comes to where you purchase the seeds you hope to plant this spring.
Purchasing Seeds: Store vs. Catalog?
Check out this book If you're serious about finding the best ways to not just start your edible garden this spring, but how to properly maintain it for years to come.
The Edible Front Yard: Mow-Less, Grow-More
Read and consider everything you could possibly need to know about edible gardens, before you start planting this spring. This book on the subject is one of the most popular ones rated.
Edible Landscaping: Grow and Eat Your Garden
This exceptional book on gardening scores big with enthusiasts on the subject. It can provide lots of valuable tips if you want to begin planting your edible garden this year, whether you do it in the spring or wait until a more convenient time to ge...
Gaia's Garden: Home-Scale Permaculture
With this book, you can learn a new term this spring, because before long, you won't want to spend time doing anything but “foodscaping” in your edible garden.
Foodscaping: Create an Edible Landscape
Consider what you should plant
Although there's a wide variety of edible plants you can include in your garden, you will need to consider where and how your selections grow, and what amount of space you have for landscaping your garden.
Leave nothing to chance when you're ready to start planting carrots this spring. Get step by step details on how to grow them in your edible garden.
How to Grow Carrots
Prepare to start enjoying some wonderful Italian herbs in your meals, if you spend this spring planting them in your edible garden.
Herb Plants - The Home Depot
When making selections about what to plant this spring, be sure to include this awesome Rosemary, something no edible garden should be without.
Rosemary Plant - Herb Plants - The Home Depot
Add a little color to your edible garden, by making sure to plant some delicious blueberries this spring.
Blueberry Plant - Fruit Plants - The Home Depot
Does the thought of growing your own big red juicy tomatoes this spring, sound too appealing to turn down?
Tomato Plant - Vegetable Plants - The Home Depot
Here's another delicious and tasty vegetable that's easy to plant and grow in your edible garden, and it's also very pretty to look at.
Burpee 3.5 in. Burpee Golden Summer Squash Vegetable Plant 1008725802
Plant your cucumbers in your edible garden this spring, and when they grow, all your future salads will be complete.
Bonnie Plants 19 oz. Straight Eight Cucumber Plant 4203
Add these pepper plants to your list of perfect foods to grow in your edible garden this spring.
Pepper Plant - Vegetable Plants - The Home Depot
These bulbs will make an excellent addition to the garden you plant this spring, and your edible landscape would not be complete without it.
VAN ZYVERDEN Van Zyverden Fresh Crop Onion Blend (Set of 250) Plant Bulbs 84868
Where to do your planting
For all intentional purposes, raised garden beds are great for planting most edible garden-type plants, but be sure you check out at least one of the resources above, in the section that offers details about planting and so much more.
Read this online article, to help determine what type of plants are not the best choice for your edible garden, when using a raised garden bed.
Which Plants Should NOT Be Grown in a Raised Bed? • Gardenary
Garden beds come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and can be as visible or discreet as you choose.
VEIKOUS 8 ft. x 2 ft. x 1.4 ft. Galvanized Raised Garden Bed 9-in-1 Planter Box Outdoor, Pearl White PG0102-07CW
This particular model of garden bed, is highly rated among gardening enthusiasts, and will be a good choice for starting your edible garden in spring or whenever you decide to start planting.
5ft Oval Galvanized Raised Garden Bed Planter
This nice size garden bed is just right for any deep rooting plants you want in your edible garden this spring.
Best Choice Products 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 2 ft. Beige Outdoor Steel Raised Garden Bed, Planter Box for Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs SKY7331
Wooden garden beds are always a nice touch, whether you want to plant flowers or herbs in your garden come springtime.
Unbranded 2 ft. x 8 ft. Wooden Elevated Garden Bed, Used For Outdoor Planting Vegetables/Flowers/Herbs-Brown 619362485
This popular choice will serve your purposes well, when you're ready to start planting your edible garden this year. Spring into action and don't miss out on this great buy.
48x24x30in Raised Garden Bed - Natural
Let's talk about soil and cultivation
Kellog's is just one among many options for planting and growing healthy edible plants.
Kellogg Garden Organics Organic Raised Bed and Potting Mix, Premium Soil 2 cu. ft., OMRI Listed 687
Give your garden the best chance possible, by using organic soil that ensures a healthier plant.
Miracle-Gro Organic Raised Bed and Garden Soil 1.5 cu. ft. with Quick Release Natural Fertilizer, Peat Free, OMRI Listed 74059430
This beneficial product can be used on all types of plants, including those you want to include as part of your edible landscape.
Vermont Organics Reclamation Soil 2.0 cu. ft. Raised Bed Recharge RBR20
This soil is one of the top rated products by those who spend their time gardening and it's a great choice for your edible garden.
Miracle-Gro Garden Soil All Purpose 1.5 cu. ft. for In-Ground Use, Gardens and Raised Beds, Flowers, Vegetables, Trees, Shrubs 70359500
This mulch can serve your needs well, when creating an edible landscape, and it comes in more than one color.
Earthgro 1.5 cu. ft. Brown Wood Shredded Bagged Mulch 88659180
Use this soil fertilizer to help ensure healthier plant growth for the foods that come out of your edible landscape.
Black Kow 1 cu. ft. Manure 50150151
Other items you'll want and need to purchase
If you are just getting into the gardening spirit for the first time, you may start shopping and get carried away. Instead of buying things you don't really need, make sure to read, and get the necessary information you need, in order to make the pur...
For those gardening tasks that require standing in order to tend to the soil, this 3-piece set will work just fine.
Anvil 3-Piece Garden Tool Set 78115-945
Basic gardening kit to get you started on your new hobby this spring.
Anvil 3-Piece Wood Handle Garden Tool Set GD210308
This handy little gardening set comes with it's own stylish tote for easy storing and carrying your tools.
Pure Garden 8.25 in. Garden Tool and Tote Set (8-Piece) 75-08002
This colorful yet effective gardening tool set will allow you to take care of your gardening needs in style.
Dyiom 8-Piece Garden Tool Set B09ZF5LXH7
Buy this attractive gardening set this spring, and you'll be sure to have no shortage of pockets to keep your tools in.
Jardineer 8-Piece Garden Tool Set with Outdoor Hand ...
You'll be so pleased with this assorted gardening set, you'll spend hours gardening this spring, as you gradually develop a green thumb.
Unbranded 8-Piece Garden Tool Set B09HH3KYT1
These outstanding pruning shears will provide years of service and is the number one choice of numerous gardening enthusiasts.
Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears, 5/8-Inch Cut
Get these extra long gardening gloves, to help protect your hands and arms while working to cultivate your edible landscape.
Ladies Long Sleeve Gardening Gloves
You won't ever have to worry about breaking a nail gardening, with these gloves, specially designed for clawing the soil.
Famoy Claw Gardening Gloves for Women
This “potato grow bag” will make sure you're prepared when it's time to harvest the edible plants you started growing in the spring and you can use it for more than just potatoes.
Homyhoo 10 Gallon Potato Grow Bags, 4 Pack
This practical gardening seat also has a foam pad for kneeling. It's so comfortable, it can make the time you spend working on your edible landscape, go by in the blink of an eye.
Ohuhu Garden Kneeler and Seat, 2-in-1 Stool
Make yard clean up after gardening, fast and convenient, when you have this handy bag at your side, to discard all the yard debris.
Fiskars 30 Gallon Collapsible Garden Bag
Make watering and caring for your edible landscape easy and convenient with this popular purchase on Amazon.
Flexzilla 5/8" x 50' Lead-In Hose, Heavy Duty
These garden plant ties can make gardening life a lot easier, when it comes to keeping your plants orderly and in healthy condition.
VELCRO Garden Ties, 50ft x 1/2in, Green
You'll have no trouble identifying the items in your garden, when your edible landscaping supplies include this pack of garden plant markers.
100pcs Plastic T-Type Plant Labels, Waterproof