Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.Garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding crops to grow. It’s a top choice for many gardeners because it produces well in limited space, stores well through the winter, and offers many complex flavors beyond the storebought...
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Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.Beautiful DIY flower arrangements are an easy way to elevate a space all summer long. For a long time, I thought professional looking flower pots required some kind of special design skill. However, the reality is that most flower pots...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.Pruning tomato plants correctly can do wonders for your garden. It boosts your harvest, improves airflow around the plant, and helps prevent common diseases like blight and powdery mildew.But before you start snipping away, it’s...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.This year I tried what I consider to be a true garden delicacy: garlic scapes.Before growing garlic myself, I had never even heard of garlic scapes. They're something you almost never see in grocery stores, and even many...
From top to bottom (basil, lettuce, peppers). I planted all of them on April 7, and this photo was taken on May 10, just a month later. Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.Living in a small space doesn’t mean you have to give up on your gardening dreams. In fact, there are...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.For years, I’ve never considered upgrading my hose. Ultimately, the most important thing having a hose gets water from point A to point B.However, after recently upgrading my hose to a Vego Hi-Flow model, it would be hard to go back. In...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.If you’ve ever struggled to get a good tomato harvest (especially during hot, dry summers) hand-pollination might be the secret weapon you’ve been missing. Even though hand-pollination goes above and beyond what the average gardener...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.I recently did a poll on my Instagram to learn how you water your garden. With over 1,000 votes, I learned that two-thirds of you mostly hand water! Honestly, I understand why. Hand watering can be peaceful, relaxing, and one of the best...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.You may have seen gardeners pinching flowers off their tomato plants and wondered why they would remove something that eventually becomes a tomato.The reason is simple: when a tomato plant starts producing fruit, it diverts energy away...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.One of the most common questions I get as a gardener is: “What garden bed should I buy?” In this blog post, I’m sharing the raised garden bed I personally use and love.Before I dive in, I want to mention that this blog post is not...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.Not all vegetable transplants are worth buying. Some crops don’t tolerate root disturbance, while others grow so quickly from seed that buying starts adds very little benefit.Here are the types of crops that are usually better planted...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.As many of you know, figuring out new ways to maximize garden space is my favorite way to make the most of my backyard. This is how I learned about gutter gardening. Gutter gardening is a simple way to turn unused vertical space, like a...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.The main reason I got into gardening is because I love homegrown tomatoes. One of the first major projects I took on was DIYing a sturdy, two-row tomato trellis that could support 20 plants. After 5 years of growing 100+ pounds of...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.This last weekend I put together my new elevated garden bed from Vego. I thought it may be helpful to share my experience and list some tips that I learned along the way. First off, here are some of its key features listed on its...
Jeff has a deep passion for gardening. Each year, he cultivates hundreds of pounds of vegetables—along with the occasional fruit—turning his garden into a thriving and productive space. Combined with Kyrié’s cooking, together, they create exciting meals using Jeff’s harvest.
