Creating your garden

If you are interested in starting your own, homegrown garden with minimal space and resources, keep reading!

On this page you will find resources to:

  • Start a garden

  • Gain food skills

  • Live a more environmentally sustainable life

  • Find a hobby

  • Boost your mental health

  • How to plant: Garlic

    Make sure to plant the garlic late September\early November, and you can harvest the following summer.

  • How to plant: Mung beans

    Make sure to plant Mung beans late May, early July, and the mung beans will be ready to harvest in around 3 months.

  • How to plant: Sweet potato

    We all know the feeling of finding that old sweet potato in the back of the pantry and thinking “What a waste!” You may feel the urge to throw it out, but please hear me out. This could be a great addition to your family garden. Follow these steps and you could be eating fresh from-your-backyard sweet potatoes in 4-6 months.

  • How to plant: Spinach

    Make sure to plant spinach seeds in areas that get a lot of warmth at the beginning of the growing season, usually 6 weeks after the last frost.