MAYBE YOU HAVE A GREEN THUMB AFTER ALL
MY STORY OF FAILURE
It's finally warm out and all of the gardening centers are putting out their seedlings. You rush to buy them, care for them all summer long, and are disappointed when only half survive. The ones that do are either exploding with fruit, running wild across your garden or are stripped of their leaves by pests. Fast forward to October, the frost arrives and your garden is done for the summer.
Wow, that was underwhelming.
Was that the garden you planned for? What went wrong? Maybe you are thinking to yourself "I'm just not that great at gardening"? Year after year this was the exact scenario I found myself in.
ONE OF MY MANY FAILED GARDENS
My first attempt at a kitchen garden. It was pretty, but it wasn’t functional because it was full of the wrong plants at the wrong time. Plants that were sold to me at the garden store, so I assumed that I was the problem
THE FIX
Then, I learned that the solution to much of my garden failures was the most obvious one - I was planting the wrong things in the wrong seasons. Maybe you too have a green thumb after all. Just because the garden center sells cilantro in June doesn't mean you should plant cilantro in the summer! or strawberries. or cabbage. I have failed at growing all of these in my summer garden before I learned the reason.
I WANT TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE OF SEASONAL PLANTING WITH YOU
It is through many failed garden attempts with countless hours and dollars wasted, that I am sharing the exact kitchen garden planning process that I use to garden year-round successfully now that I've learned how! Let's discover your gardening year. I hope this opens your eyes to all of the wonderful produce that you can grow right at home in your own kitchen garden. The secret to an abundant garden is knowing your growing seasons, knowing what grows in those seasons, and then making a plan.
SPRING GARDENING: A FIRST
My first time direct sowing cool season plants. Pictured here is spinach, peas, and onions. This was in the first weeks of April and I was not convinced that spring gardening was a thing. This picture proves how wrong I was!
THE WORKBOOK
I created a workbook called Discovering Your Gardening Year that takes you through the exact series of steps that I did to develop my year-long gardening plan.
What are my seasons?
Master Seasonal Gardening
Set Your Garden Up for Success
I hope this is useful for you whether you are a new or experienced gardener! The workbook will be email to you through the form below.
