Succession planting means growing different crops in the same space one right after the other in the same season, or planting the same crop in different parts of the garden in succession at different times.
For example:
• A row of carrots...
Practical tips and resources to get your garden started.
Kendra Wills, Michigan State University Extension - July 15, 2013
Growing a garden has the potential to reduce the amount of money spent on groceries, but this depends on...
***First Article***
Break Even Gardening – An Overview
This is the first part of a 10 part series on ‘Break-Even Gardening’. Break Even gardening is the phrase we are using to describe that point at which a home...
Crop Selection – In order to maximize the value you get from your gardening you need to make wise decisions on what you want to grow. You may want to try growing many crops for the experience and that’s...
Looking for ideas on ways to bring the cost of growing your own produce closer to the generally cheaper cost of produce at the Supermarket. Crop selection ideas, cooperative ideas, sharing of resources, buying in bulk...ANY IDEAS. The...
From member Blake in Zone 8, Georgia.
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Hello, I am in West central GA in zone 8a. I have been starting any hardy greens and lettuces and transplanting since the beginning of December. I started my tomatoes the first week of...
A group devoted to furthering the concept of 'breakeven' gardening, a concept in which very small scale home gardeners can lower their cost and increase their yield to a point approaching, equaling or possibly even bettering the total that their gardening expenses could buy at the supermarket.