Growing and cooking a new vegetable? If you like carrots, try parsnips which cook up nutty and spicy. How about planting leeks, a milder relative of onions? One of the most under-appreciated vegetables is rutabaga, which roasts up as sweet and rich as butternut squash with a touch of pepper.Getting the shed or garage organized? Hang larger hand tools on hooks and nails so they’re easy to grab.Not only does it generate a full gardening calendar for me, but I can draw out my vegetable beds and move them around it even calculates how many plants will fit in the space, suggests the best plant companions, and helps me find the best layout for the space. It’s useful and enjoyable to track everything you do in the garden and has made me a better gardener. Use a year-round garden planner? I keep track of my garden plans, planting dates, and harvest dates right on my computer with an online Garden Planner.See how to build a compost bin with these steps. Plants love it! Wooden pallets are often free to source and are the perfect size for making a large compost bin. Building a compost bin? Composting is the gardener’s way of recycling old plant material into rich, soil-nourishing compost.The rustic look is in, so your project doesn’t have to be perfect to do the job and it will give you an excuse to buy that new climbing rose or another clematis. Trying your hand at building a trellis, arbor, or pergola? Even if you are not handy with tools, now is the time to try a new craft.Snap a picture of your garden from the same vantage point on the first day of each month and at the end of the year you’ll have a great photo essay of the rise and fall of a year in your garden. I use a Garden Journal on my smartphone, so it’s easy to take photos in the garden as well as track progress. Taking more pictures and keep a garden journal to record your garden’s progress over the growing season? Even the view out the kitchen window changes greatly as the year marches on.
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