GYO Fruits and Vegetables

There’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own food, and we can help you do that. Follow our tips and tricks for bountiful yields in the veggie patch!

How To Grow Potatoes In Containers And Buckets

Catherine Sherriffs

There’s nothing like the taste of a freshly harvested potato! It’s unlike anything you’ll get at the stores. And guess what? You don’t need a whole lot of gardening space to grow them. They do very well in containers!  You will need: Organic seed potatoes  Some 5 to 10-gallon buckets or containers Good soil Water…

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Growing Purple Fruits And Vegetables In The Garden

The color purple is said to evoke many emotions, among them, peace, pride, creativity, and magic. It isn’t as common as other colors in nature, and so it’s also seen as exotic. Beyond the emotions purple makes us feel, eating the color also offers significant rewards!  Fruits and vegetables with purple or red pigments contain…
April 8, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs
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5 Easy Edible Plants You Can Grow At Home

Being able to grow some of your own food has always been a worthy goal. But in light of the current situation we all find ourselves in – isolated in our homes – the goal seems even more necessary these days.  However, necessary or not, many of us have thumbs that are as far from…
March 25, 2020
Jesse Singer

Pruning Leads To Healthier And More Abundant Tomatoes

To prune, or not to prune? That is the question.  Anyone who has grown tomatoes before will tell you a crop can quickly overtake the garden, especially when growing indeterminate varieties.  While some gardeners choose to leave every leaf and stem intact, there are many valid arguments as to why a little pruning should be…
July 17, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Save Some Green By Growing Fruits And Vegetables At Home

There are many benefits associated with growing your own fruits and vegetables at home, and one of the big ones is often said to be more green; not only in our gardens but in our pockets too! Sometimes it can be hard to see the forest through the trees. By the time we finish building…
May 1, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs
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Flowers and Vegetables Make Perfect Garden Buddies

There is so much emphasis these days on growing our food that flowers are sometimes forgotten or pushed to the background on our properties. But consider this: flowers are one of the many organic ways of achieving a delicious edible garden that delivers fresh produce all growing season long. Many varieties are not only beautiful…
March 29, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs