GARDEN + GARDENING + GARDEN DESIGN + GARDENING TIPS & ADVICE

If you are considering growing your first garden this summer, but are concerned about having enough time to garden, perhaps you might begin by growing a “no fuss” garden. Now let me be clear, by “no fuss” I don’t mean zero work - but there are certain types of gardens that require minimal effort and produce a nice crop at the end of the season.

If you’re stressed out about the time and effort it may take to grow a garden, consider a few thoughts: over-watering can actually be worse than missing a few days of watering here and there, simple mulches do a great job of minimizing weeds, and if you do get a few weeds….rarely do a few weeds ruin a healthy garden.

So here are a few easy to grow crops that usually succeed with out an overabundance of effort: Tomatoes, Carrots, Corn, Zucchini (this stuff seems to grow and produce whether you want it to or not), Cucumbers and Peppers. Now tell me you don’t have a recipe or two where these vegetables wouldn’t make a big difference in!

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