Gardening books have often given me information overload, and they are often intimidatingly perfectionist. On the other hand, web sites are mostly jumbled and confusing and contradict each other.
So to make growing a garden easy, and to avoid information overload, this blog proceeds step by step, week by week, just telling you what you need to do next.
To help keep it simple, we:
- keep it small (keeps the work load down)
- go week by week (keeps the mental work load down)
- grow only easy plants (see the short list)
- use easy, natural methods (effective modern organic approaches)
You can grow lots of different, as long as there's enough sun: on a balcony, in your flower beds, in pots on your porch - those can all be good options.
So if you'd like to grow some vegetables but think it's too hard, follow along, and I'll take you step by step through the gardening year.
I'll be timing the instructions for Toronto - taking into account the weather and so forth. But if you're somewhere outside of the Toronto area, let me know in the comments, and I'll try to give you some hints about what to do differently.
What now?
Want to get started? It's still only February, but you could take a look at the easy vegetables short list.
Or do you doubt it can really be easy? Read more about how we keep it simple.
Want to know more about container gardening? This Toronto book project proposal includes some video footage which might give you ideas. You can find the book itself for sale by the author here.
Or just check back next week for the first step: Choosing your plot.
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