Practical garden guides for growing your own food
These garden guides are not your typical generic advice. They are thorough, detailed, and thoughtfully answer your gardening questions.
Even something as simple as 'how far apart should corn be planted,' gets a detailed explanation (conventional advice is based on fitting farm equipment between the rows, not the practical spacing home gardeners can use).
The guides are based on knowledge from various experts:
- University researchers & published papers
- Agriculturalists & farmers
- My own education & decades of experience
I've published guides on growing several different vegetables so far. Each topic takes a significant amount of time to dig into (pun intended) and reach out to researchers for their expertise. These guides are not rushed, but I am continually adding more each month.
If you have a topic you'd like to know more about, leave a comment. I can either answer it quickly or get working on that plant guide sooner than later.
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Seed picks for my 2025 garden
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Best varieties to grow for sun-dried tomatoes (from garden trials)
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Growing butternut squash on a trellis
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The best pickling cucumbers (for crisp pickles!)
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The best asparagus varieties for your region
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The best & cheapest sources for vegetable seeds in 2025
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When & how to harvest asparagus
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How much asparagus to plant per person
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How to grow asparagus for beginners (with pictures!)
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How to grow asparagus in less space
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How to protect fruit trees from frost damage
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My new favorite seed starting supplies
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When to pick pickling cucumbers
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When to harvest butternut squash: ripening stages
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Mara des Bois strawberries: a little berry with big flavor
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How to grow corn in your home garden
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How much corn to plant to person
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Where to buy herb plants online
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How to grow nasturtium for the prettiest edible plant in your garden
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How to protect fruit trees from the 2024 cicadas
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Javid's Iranian Almond: a cold hardy tree for the Northeast & Midwest
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What is the best type of corn to grow?