Grow Veggies

Here is another new magazine, this one is from Birds and Bloom, that shows how to grow vegetables. I found it in the market recently. Growing you own food is really easy if you just give the seeds/plants a little help--like decent soil, water and enough sun. If your soil is lacking, you can dig in some compost. Not enough sun? Then, you need to relocate your garden (or cut down your neighbor's tree--just kidding!). No spot in the sun? That's where containers come in as they can be placed anywhere! Containers may take a little more work, like watering every day (maybe twice a day during the high heat of summer) or you can use a drip watering system. Give it a try, you will be rewarded!

A New Garden Magazine

I just finished going through a fairly new garden magazine from Fine Gardening (Taunton Press) called "grow". It is beautifully put together with a lot of wonderful pictures. The articles may seem to be written for the beginning gardener, but they will not put off seasoned gardeners. The articles are written about individual kinds of vegetables and fruits, such as carrots, heirloom tomatoes, raspberries and strawberries. Following each article are tasty sounding recipes that use that particular vegetable or fruit. Don't hesitate to take a look at this magazine as it will inspire you to grow more food in your garden, and give you new ways of cooking it!