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Gardening for newbies (like me!)
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items I am starting a serious attempt at a full garden this year. We're mostly focusing on a variety of vegetables and I plan to put wildflowers all along my fences.And around my trees. We're working on giving some lovely flowers to pollinators like bees a...
This book is absolutely amazing and is chock full of everything you need to get started on your own square foot garden. All the information you need to grow all the food your family needs at your fingertips. All the guesswork is taken out of what you...
All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Ed
I cannot believe how well these seeds have germinated for us!! We had sprouts in 48 HOURS!!! This is a perfect seed variety pack for anyone looking at starting a garden and it isn't too late to get going for this year!
55 Vegetable Seeds Variety Pack - Organo Republic
If you don't have much space (you live in an apartment with a small patio, for example) you can still grow your own food using an earth box. I was very skeptical until I tried it and I will tell you that this thing is absolutely amazing. We never had...
EarthBox ORIGINAL 13 1/2" x 29" x 11" Terra Garden Kit
I put these into the dirt yesterday and they are already showing new life!!!
I am incredibly excited to try having our own strawberry plants this year and I'm hoping that these will serve us well for years to come.
Seascape Everbearing Strawberry Plants | Live Bare Root
In an effort to do our part to maintain butterfly and bee populations we're planting this milkweed and flower mix all around our house this year.
HOME GROWN Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seeds (2oz)
This is another wildflower mix that we're putting out this year in an effort to attract more pollinators to our yard.
Midwest Regional Mix - 15,000 Wildflower Seeds
We have five of these just waiting for the last frost of the season and then they will be full of all the veggies we can get in them. Hopefully, the raised beds will help deter pests.
Self-Watering Elevated Cedar Planter 23” x 49” x 30" H
You absolutely cannot go wrong when starting seeds indoors when you use these little greenhouse kits. They help keep your seeds warm and moist and your seeds will germinate and sprout before you know it!
Official Jiffy Seed Starting Products | Trusted Gardening Essentials
You could not make planting your seeds.Any easier. If you're somebody who struggles knowing how many seeds or how many plants of each type of vegetable or fruit can fit in a space, this tool takes all the guesswork out of your garden.
Seeding Square - Patented Seed & Seedling Spacer
This has been the principle that I have been using to get my gardening going. It's early, but i've already started my seedlings and intend to plant according to this method.
Square Foot Gardening Foundation
If you decide to use your Jiffy greenhouse kits, more than once you will need to replace the peat pellets. I LOVE these for starting plants indoors.
100 Count Jiffy 36MM Peat Soil Pellets
Strictly speaking, you don't need these to garden. But it does add a nice bit of light to anotherwise dark yard.
ILANCK Solar Pathway Lights 8 Pack Metal & Glass
Again, you don't strictly need these for gardening. But they really do add a little bit of prettiness when it gets dark. The stakes are pretty sturdy, but be aware that these are all completely plastic and you will need pull them up in the winter.
gardencave 6 Pack Mandala Solar Garden Lights
I cannot remember what I planted where and I can't identify one plant from another until there is a vegetable on it. If you're anything like me, then these plant labels are an absolute must in your garden. I don't know how the marker is going to hold...
Dalzom 300Pcs 4" Waterproof Plant Labels