Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.As many of you know, I live in a townhome with a small backyard. I've always loved the idea of growing my own food (hence why I love gardening), so my quest to produce even more of my own food in my small space led me to... drumroll...
Hey all! Real Farmer Jeff here.When most people think about starting seeds indoors, they picture tomatoes, peppers, or eggplants. Cabbage usually doesn't make the list. But I'm here to convince you that it absolutely should!!It turns out that starting cabbage seeds...
Recently, I harvested two tomatoes from the exact same Granny Cantrell's tomato plant. One was the beautiful pink color you'd expect from this heirloom variety.The other was almost completely ivory white.So… I had to ask the question, did I just harvest an albino...
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. However, after recently upgrading my hose to a Vego Hi-Flow model, it'd be hard to go back. In this blog post, I'll walk through the features that I didn’t realize I would appreciate so...
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...
Kimchi is a common traditional Korean and Japanese side dish that consists of fermented cabbage and other vegetables that are seasoned with Korean chili flakes (known as gochugaru).Think of it like the Asian version of sauerkraut - but in my opinion, way better....
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.Use my code REALFARMERJEFF5 to save 5% on any Vego products!Before I...
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.
