Garden Planning Apps: What to Look For
An honest guide to evaluating garden planning apps, covering the five features that genuinely save work and the red flags worth walking away from.
5 min read
- garden planning
- apps
- tools
Vegarden Blog
Practical gardening advice for small spaces
Container sizes, light, watering and planting dates — the details that decide whether a small garden works. No fluff, no filler.
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When to Plant: Reading Your Frost Dates
How to find your last and first frost dates, count sowing windows backwards from them, and build a planting calendar that survives a real growing season.
5 min read- frost dates
- planting calendar
- planning
Best Vegetables to Grow Indoors Year-Round
Which vegetables and herbs genuinely crop indoors all year, which need a grow light to bother with, and which are simply not worth the windowsill space.
4 min read- indoor gardening
- herbs
- microgreens
Watering Schedule Mistakes That Kill Container Plants
Six watering habits that quietly kill container vegetables, and a reliable way to tell overwatering from underwatering before the plant is past saving.
4 min read- watering
- containers
- troubleshooting
Companion Planting Chart for Small Gardens
A companion planting chart built for small beds and containers, with pairings that actually work, combinations to avoid, and flowers worth the space.
4 min read- companion planting
- small gardens
- pest control
How Much Sun Do Vegetables Really Need?
Work out how many hours of direct sun your vegetables really need, how to measure the light you have, and what still crops well in partial shade.
4 min read- sunlight
- planning
- shade gardening
Container Sizes for Tomatoes, Peppers and Herbs
How big should your pots be? Litres and depth minimums for tomatoes, peppers, chillies and herbs, plus how pot material changes your watering.
4 min read- containers
- tomatoes
- peppers
How to Start a Balcony Vegetable Garden (Complete Beginner Guide)
Everything you need to start a balcony vegetable garden, from measuring light and choosing containers to picking crops and building a watering routine.
4 min read- balcony
- beginners
- containers