BEGINNERS GARDENING GUIDE

Step 1: PURCHASING SEEDS & STARTS:

My favorite place to order seeds online is Baker Creek Seeds. I have found that Friendly Natives in town has a lot of their seed packets as well. The best thing about purchasing organic/heirloom seeds is that you can save the seeds and never have to buy seeds again. Non-organic/GMO seeds have been treated and the fruit produced from them will not produce similar fruit the next year. Therefore it’s not recommended to save seeds from this type of seed. This is why I typically only purchase organic/heirloom seeds, my goal is to not keep buying seeds each year but to be more self-sufficient with my garden.

When purchasing starts try to purchase from a locally owned nursery for better quality plants and they will more likely have varieties that will do well in your area.

Links to my favorite Vegetable Seeds can be found below,

https://www.mackadoofarms.com/gardening-resources/summerfruitandvegetables

Links to my favorite flowers to use in the vegetable/fruit garden are here,

https://www.mackadoofarms.com/gardening-resources/companionflowers

Step 2: Prep Your Planting Area

Take out any unwanted materials (trees, shrubs, weeds and grass) that you don't want in

the garden area.

Build up planting beds or planter boxes with good quality soil.

Begin watering your planting area so that the soil says healthy.

Without plants water 2x a week to keep it healthy for new seeds/plants.

STEP 3: PLANTING YOUR SEEDS & STARTS:

Plant your seeds based on your specific gardening zone. You can check that HERE and then get a complete list of what to plant when HERE. Each month I post what to plant and what to do in the garden for Central Texas & Hill Country Gardeners.