Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

Even though we’ve had various forms of vegetable gardens in our yard for four years, I consider myself a novice gardener. Which means I still turn to others to answer my questions on issues such as “how can I keep annoying bugs from eating my basil” or “which veggies can I plant that will come back every year?”

With this post, I’ve tried to put it all in one place for you from what to plant, where to plant and how to keep everything growing. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it’s a very good place to start.

Getting Started

• 10 Reasons to Start a Garden from Oh Lardy!
• Five Questions to Ask Before Starting your First Garden from Live Renewed
• Five Tips for the Gardening Newbie from Simply Healthy Home
• Basics of Starting an Urban Garden from Delicious Obsessions
• Deciding What to Plant from Montana Homesteader
• Annuals vs. Perennials: What’s the Difference? from Natural Living Mamma
• Companion Planting Basics from Natural Living Mamma
• Vegetable Gardening 101 from Learning and Yearning
• Gardening Tips and Resources for Beginners from Keeper of the Home
• How to Remove Your Lawn and Grow More Food from Keep the Beet
• How to Grow an Heirloom Garden from Natural Living Mamma

Beds and Containers

• 10 Advantages to Raised Beds from Health Extremist
• How to Plant a Raised Bed Herb Garden from The Organic Kitchen
• Container Gardening from One Beet
• Ideas for Repurposed Garden Containers from Live Renewed
• Starting a Balcony Herb Garden from Richly Rooted
• 5 Easy Herbs to Grow on your Balcony from The Urban Eco Life

Photo courtesy of Richly Rooted

Pests and Compost

• Natural Pest Control from Natural Living Mamma
• Attracting Beneficial Insects to your Garden from Learning and Yearning
• 6 Natural Tips to Protect Your Garden from Pests from A Harmony Healing
• Garlic Spray for a Non-Toxic Insecticide from Happy Healthnut
• How to Start a Backyard Compost from Red and Honey
• DIY Trash Can Compost Bin from Healthy Roots Happy Soul
• Homemade Liquid Compost for your Garden from Recipes to Nourish
• 100 Things You Can Compost from Small Footprint Family

Frugal Gardening

• Growing a Frugal Urban Garden from Don’t Waste the Crumbs
• Low Cost/No Cost Gardening from Montana Solar Creations
• 7 Ways to Water Your Garden for Free from Don’t Waste the Crumbs
• How Much Should You Plant for a Year’s Worth of Food? from Well Fed Homestead

Miscellaneous

• How to Wash Your Garden Veggies from Real Food RN
• Keeping a Garden Journal from Real Food RN
• Online Resources for Garden Planning and Growing from Montana Homesteader

Photo courtesy of Real Food RN