"What are these - strawberries for ants?!" - Derek Zoolander

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Lisa
May 28, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Good morning,

Ever feel like your garden to-do list is a mile long? Me too! But here's the secret: those big jobs can be tackled in bite-sized chunks. Take it one step at a time, celebrate every weed pulled and every seed sown, and before you know it, you'll have a thriving garden (and a huge sense of accomplishment!).

CHERRY PICKED - JUST FOR YOU

You’ve planted a lovely strawberry patch and excitedly head out to the garden to pick those first berries of the season only to find that they’re all tiny. Sound familiar? There are several reasons why your plants will grow strawberries that are smaller than normal. Let’s dig in to figure out what’s causing this in your garden and how to help your berries grow bigger!

NATURE’S CALLING

There are 6 days left until National Gardening Week

BRANCHING OUT

As the season progresses, are you finding that you don’t have as much time as you thought you did for gardening? It happens to the best of us. The warmer seasons are full of activities that can keep us away from tending to our gardens as much as we’d like. The good news is, container gardening can be quicker to setup and you won’t have to weed as much throughout the season. Keep reading to learn how to setup your container garden along with recommended veggies and herbs.

If you’re new to growing tomato plants, you may be wondering if you should provide them with support. Tomato plants do benefit in multiple ways from being structurally supported. Here are 3 different ways that you can give them the support they need.

Sourcing regional and rare varieties of seeds can be challenging. Here are some of my favorite places to find these seeds.

DAILY DOSE OF DIRT

As you care for your garden, don’t forget to check your plants for unwanted pests. Dealing with them early can prevent a huge headache later!

MORE TO GROW ON

Potatoes need heat to grow but they can never be exposed to direct sunlight. Getting the depth of planting wrong can be catastrophic leaving you with green potatoes that have a strong bitter taste due to toxic chemicals, mainly Solanine. The reason for this is sunlight exposure.

It’s not unusual for a few cucumbers to be lost each harvest, but if you’re consistently growing bitter tasting cucumbers, there’s a few things to know to prevent the discoloration that causes the bitter taste from yellow cucumbers.

FROM SEED TO HARVEST

If you’ve already started digging in to planning your dream garden and tracking your gardening success, I’d love to hear what you think!

You can find My Garden Planner & Tracker on amazon.com.

NEVER STOP GROWING

Want even more gardening tips to transform your thumb from brown to green? Browse all past newsletters to unearth some hidden gems you might have missed the first time around. Completely free and available 24/7!

UNTIL NEXT BLOOM…

As always, thanks so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to read this newsletter! Question or comments - just reply.

Happy planting!