Where to Plant Archives - Our Stoney Acres https://ourstoneyacres.com/category/vegetable-garden-sites Organic Vegetable Gardening Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:09:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 https://ourstoneyacres.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-StoneyAcreslogo-1-32x32.jpg Where to Plant Archives - Our Stoney Acres https://ourstoneyacres.com/category/vegetable-garden-sites 32 32 71130871 When is the best time to water plants? https://ourstoneyacres.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-water-plants https://ourstoneyacres.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-water-plants#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:47:50 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=13146 Many of the biggest problems vegetable gardeners have stem from watering problems.  I get it, there is a lot to learn and worry about when you are learning how to grow your own food.  But learning when is the best time to water plants in your garden is key to your success. This post contains …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-water-plants/feed 0 13146 What is the best vegetable garden soil? https://ourstoneyacres.com/best-vegetable-garden-soil https://ourstoneyacres.com/best-vegetable-garden-soil#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:37:27 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=13078 What is the best vegetable garden soil?  In this article, I’m going to teach you about the 3 main components of soil and what the best vegetable garden soil is.  I will also help you understand what you can do to your soil to improve it if it is not the best.  We will also …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/best-vegetable-garden-soil/feed 1 13078 Why You Should be Planting in Full Sun? https://ourstoneyacres.com/planting-in-full-sun https://ourstoneyacres.com/planting-in-full-sun#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:47:02 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=13036 Sunlight is an important part of every vegetable garden.  Understanding why you should be planting in full sun is an important part of gardening.  Let’s talk about why sunlight is so important for growing a backyard garden. This post contains some affiliate links.  Clicking on these links does not cost you anything and allows Stoney …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/planting-in-full-sun/feed 3 13036 How to start a vegetable Garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/start-vegetable-garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/start-vegetable-garden#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:41:58 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=12984 Are you considering growing your own food in a backyard garden? Well, you’re in the right place. There are so many reasons to start your own vegetable garden and we’ll go through everything you need to know in this article. Learning how to start a vegetable garden is pretty easy and depending on your soil …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/start-vegetable-garden/feed 2 12984 Using a Cattle Panel Trellis in your Garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/using-a-cattle-panel-trellis-in-your-garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/using-a-cattle-panel-trellis-in-your-garden#comments Fri, 29 May 2020 11:00:26 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=12003 Building and using a cattle panel trellis in your garden has a lot of advantages.  These sturdy long-lasting structures will help your garden be much more productive This post contains some affiliate links.  Clicking on these links does not cost you anything and allows Stoney Acres to make a little commission through the Amazon Affiliate …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/using-a-cattle-panel-trellis-in-your-garden/feed 18 12003 Garden Crop Rotation – Vegetable Crop Families https://ourstoneyacres.com/vegetable-crop-families https://ourstoneyacres.com/vegetable-crop-families#comments Mon, 13 May 2019 10:00:56 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=7901 Knowing your vegetable crop families is the first step to property crop rotation in your garden. Over the next week or so I will be posting 3 articles on the importance of crop rotation.  In this first of the three, I want to talk about Vegetable Crop Families.  Links to the other two articles can …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/vegetable-crop-families/feed 9 7901 The Importance of Crop Rotation in the Home Garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/the-importance-of-crop-rotation https://ourstoneyacres.com/the-importance-of-crop-rotation#comments Wed, 08 May 2019 12:00:49 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=7924 Crop Rotation in the home garden is an important principle that is often ignored. This post will teach you why garden crop rotation is so important! The Importance of Crop Rotation Almost every time I teach a gardening basics course I get asked about crop rotation. The question almost always goes something like this: “Is …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/the-importance-of-crop-rotation/feed 2 7924 A Simple 4 Year Crop Rotation Plan https://ourstoneyacres.com/a-simple-4-year-crop-rotation-plan https://ourstoneyacres.com/a-simple-4-year-crop-rotation-plan#comments Mon, 06 May 2019 12:00:38 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=7926 This post is part 3 of my series on crop rotation.  Today we are going to talk about my 4 Year Crop Rotation Plan. I hope you have caught the first two posts in this 3 part series on crop rotation. If not you can read them here:1. Vegetable Crop Families2. The Importance of Crop Rotation …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/a-simple-4-year-crop-rotation-plan/feed 2 7926 Succession Planting in your Backyard Garden https://ourstoneyacres.com/succession-planting https://ourstoneyacres.com/succession-planting#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:00:40 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=8714 Succession planting in your backyard garden is a method you can use to increase the production of even the smallest plots. I have a small garden. We live on a small city lot and despite dedicating nearly half our backyard to a garden, it’s still way smaller than I want. Succession planting is a simple …

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]]> https://ourstoneyacres.com/succession-planting/feed 0 8714 Crops you shouldn’t bother starting indoors https://ourstoneyacres.com/crops-you-shouldnt-bother-starting-indoors https://ourstoneyacres.com/crops-you-shouldnt-bother-starting-indoors#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:00:20 +0000 https://ourstoneyacres.com/?p=8716 There are some crops you shouldn’t bother starting indoors. Instead, they should be directly sown in the garden. I will start this post off by saying that there is always an exception to everything I say. If you live in zone 3 or colder you may need to start some of these plants indoors to …

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