Asparagus is a common delicacy that can be found at many restaurants and farmers markets.  Planting asparagus and growing it yourself will not only save you money, but you will you be able to enjoy that fresh-out-of-the-garden experience. Eating a few stalks right in the garden as you are harvesting is what gardening is all about!

Learning how to grow asparagus is fairly easy as the plant itself is not too picky. However, as with many perennial crops, you must be patient.

Spinach is packed with vitamins and minerals which is why it’s Popeye’s food to make him stronger. Eating spinach is very good for you especially if it’s home grown which would mean free from insecticides. Growing spinach is actually a fairly simple task but it is very fulfilling.  Once full grown, which takes around 45- 50 days, you can use the leaves for salad and other recipes. It’s versatile and mixes with other recipes like soups, lasagna and stuffed shells. The video below is a great guide on how to plant spinach seeds.

Blueberries are delicious and even better if they are fresh. You can use blueberries for your pies, as toppings, and even eat them as they are. They are easy to grow.  You just need to plant them where they can receive sunshine and an acidic soil with a PH of 4.0 – 4.5. They thrive well in clay or rocky soil. If your soil lacks PH you can just add peat moss. Once your blueberry bush has grown it just requires a little care and maintenance.

Building a raise bed garden is easy contrary to what people think. You can use materials of your own preference like concrete, lumber, recycled materials and a lot more. Building your own will ensure that it will fit what you need it for. In this video lumber is used for the frame and once done the raised bed can be filled up with soil and you can grow whatever vegetables or flowers you have in mind. The raised bed will ensure proper drainage for your plants and the result will give you the picture perfect plants you have in mind.

In this video Mallory Gwynn provides some important tips for how to plant strawberries.

Strawberries like light and airy soil with good organic material.  Sandy soil is okay, but soil with clay is not the best.  If your top soil is heavy clay or does not contain much organic material be sure to add some and incorporate it within the soil that you will be planting in.

Radishes are a vegetable that often gets overlooked by gardeners. It isn’t viewed as a particularly popular vegetable and the little bulbous root veggie isn’t the hottest commodity at the dinner table. Most home gardeners opt to plant the more traditional tomato, cucumber, spinach or carrot. While all these vegetables are fine, radishes have the advantage of being a great fit for beginner gardeners. They are able to adapt to a range of conditions and their ruggedness makes them ideal for someone who has just taken their first steps into the gardening world. Here are four tips on growing radishes for an intrepid new gardener.

Growing tomatoes from seed can be a rewarding experience as you shepherd a tomato plant from start to finish. Gardening not only provides you with tons of fresh fruit and vegetables that are brought right to your table but you also have the confidence that everything in them is completely wholesome and safe. No artificial preservatives or harmful pesticides were added. Furthermore, gardening is great exercise. Here is a guide on how to grow tomato plants from seeds and to nurture them to provide a bounty of wholesome tomatoes.

Pruning plants that grow in your garden is done in order to promote their health. While not every plant needs pruning, for instance carrots and lettuce just grow in the ground and don’t need this special attention, but it is advised to prune your garden regularly. One of the plants you need to keep special attention on is tomato plants. These garden dwellers are vigorous and robust, growing very rapidly and producing a huge volume of tomatoes. You could cheat and not prune the plant but that would end up costing you far more work in the end. Here are four reasons why pruning tomatoes is am effective way to guarantee yourself a healthy crop come harvest time.