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.