Category: Grow it

Succulent Reference Chart

Succulent gardens are very popular; which is your favorite?

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Sew Grow Bags

The Empress of Dirt says: Grow bags can be used for annuals including flowers and vegetables or perennials you plan to overwinter in a protected storage area. I use mine for food crops like salad greens, herbs, carrots, tomatoes, and placing annual flowers around the garden. Read more HERE

Click HERE for the free pattern and instructions

Vegetable Garden Planning

How much to plant per person – genius! Plus I love this artwork 🙂

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Arugula: 10 plants per person. Space plants 2 inches apart.

Asparagus: 15-20 plants per person. Yields 1 to 2 pounds of spears. Space plants 8 inches apart.

Beans (bush): 4-8 plants per person. Yields 4 to 6 pounds. Plant 3-6 inches apart in rows 25 inches apart.

Beans (pole): 2-3 plants per person. Yields 4 to 6 pounds. Plant 3-6 inches apart in rows 25 inches apart.

Beets: 15 – 20 plants per person. Yields 8 to 10 pounds. Thin plants 3 inches apart once the baby shoots sprout up.

Broccoli: 2-4 plants per person. Yields 4 to 6 pounds. Space plants 20 inches apart in rows 3 feet apart.  This is just the beginning…..Click HERE for MORE of the article