Grocery Gardening – Fall In Love With Fresh Foods
About a month ago I began hearing a buzz on Twitter about a new book that was coming out pertaining to growing and using fresh produce. Of course, any time I get word of these two topics my ears perk up as if E.F. Hutton were about to speak (those that grew up in the ’80’s know what I’m referring to). I began researching this new book on the internet to find out all I could about it. The more I read about the book, the more interested I became in getting my hands on it. Continue »
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January Vegetable Gardening Book Giveaway Winners
On January 18th, we ran a vegetable gardening book giveaway. The giveaway ran until January 31st. This was the first (of hopefully many) giveaways here at Veggie Gardener, and I must say that it was very fun! I am proud to announce that the three winners have claimed their winning books, and all three books have been shipped to the corresponding winners! Here is who won a vegetable gardening book: Continue »
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5 Basic Steps For Starting A Vegetable Garden
For someone that is new to growing a vegetable garden, the learning curve can seem quite daunting at times. With things like compost ratios, soil pH levels, and fertilizer N-P-K numbers, it may seem you need to work at NASA in order to grow your own fresh vegetables.
Don’t stop your seed orders just yet, it’s really not that complicated to have a successful vegetable garden. Like building a strong house, a successful vegetable garden starts with a solid foundation. This foundation is simple, yet vital for the overall success of your garden. When starting your garden, just follow these five basic steps. Continue »
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Enter To Win A Free Vegetable Gardening Book!
On the first day of the new year, I posted a Happy New Year message where I stated there will be some special announcements here at Veggie Gardener this year. I am proud to finally let you know what one of those special announcements will be.
I will be giving away three fantastic vegetable gardening books – absolutely FREE!
Here are the books up for grabs:
The Prizes
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The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible (10th Anniversary Edition)
by Edward C. Smith
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Use Social Media To Connect With Other Gardeners
Today starts a short series of posts on how you can use social media sites to connect with other gardeners. Social media is a word that we have heard a lot of over the last few years, but what is it? According to searchenginewatch.com, social media is defined as:
A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.
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Happy New Year from Veggie Gardener
Happy 2010!!
I wanted to just take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I would also like to thank everyone for visiting Veggie Gardener throughout 2009, and to say that some great things are coming in 2010. I have some great plans for the upcoming year that should be fun and exciting. I hope that you will join in!
Towards the end of January, I will make a special announcement about something that I have been working on the past few weeks. I will announce what it is through a special email, so if you are not on my free email list, you can sign up using this link: Continue »
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