When to Plant What: A Vegetable Planting Guide for the Serra de Monchique
One of the most common questions I hear from people who’ve just moved to the Serra de Monchique is this: “I want to grow my own vegetables — but when …
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March Vegetable Garden Checklist for Planting and Sowing
After the heavy rains in February and a flood in the vegetable garden, we’re starting March with a bit of a delay. Fortunately, we dodged serious damage and now the …
Crop Rotation Explained for the Vegetable Garden
Crop rotation is one of those gardening ideas that sounds simple, yet makes a huge difference once you truly understand it. Many problems in vegetable gardens — recurring pests, declining …
Organize Your Vegetable Garden for Higher Yields
Many people think gardening is hard because they don’t have enough time, energy, or experience. In reality, most gardens become exhausting because organizing your vegetable garden has never been done …
How Much Should You Plant for a Vegetable Garden
If you want your vegetable garden to really feed you, knowing how much to plant is essential. It’s one of the biggest questions in vegetable gardening—whether you’re growing food in …
What to Sow and Plant in November
November brings a calmer rhythm to the garden. In mild winter climates, it’s not the end of the growing season, but a time to settle cool-weather crops into the soil …
What to Plant in October for a Winter Harvest
Many beginner gardeners believe the gardening season ends in September. They stop planting, put away their tools, and wait for spring. But here’s the truth — in mild climates like …
Homesteading Is More Than Growing Food: Building a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle
When people think of homesteading, they often picture a big vegetable garden, jars of preserves, and maybe a few backyard chickens. While food production is part of it, real homesteading …
Take 2: How to recognise good soil
Soil is the basis for gardening. When the soil in your vegetable garden is healthy you will have good results in your garden. Healthy soil What is healthy soil like? …
Start your vegetable garden in only three weeks time.
What could you do to become more self sustainable? Well, start your own vegetable garden. These are not easy times, things are not as they used to be and nobody …