The Kitchen Garden Almanac · No. 01
Grow your own food, one season at a time.
Practical, tested guidance for the home kitchen garden. Real spacing, real timing, real numbers, and honest reviews of the tools worth your money. No filler, no slop.
What we cover
From the Journal
All writing →- 01 Why Tomato Leaves Turn Yellow (and How to Fix It) Why tomato leaves turn yellow: how to tell harmless aging from overwatering, nitrogen and magnesium deficiency, or disease, and the exact fix for each.
- 02 How to Grow Tomatoes in Pots and Containers Growing tomatoes in pots and containers: the right pot size, best varieties, compost, watering, feeding, and how to avoid blossom-end rot for a heavy crop.
- 03 How to Grow Tomatoes from Seed Grow tomatoes from seed the right way: when to start, how to sow, how to care for seedlings, and how to harden off and transplant for a big harvest.
- 04 The Best Soil for Raised Bed Gardening (and How Much You Need) The best soil for raised bed gardening is a blend of topsoil and compost. Get the exact ratios, how to prepare and fill a bed, and how much soil you need.
- 05 Vegetable Garden Layout: Plans, Spacing, and Beginner-Friendly Designs Plan a vegetable garden layout that actually produces: where to site it, how far apart to space crops, rows versus blocks, a copy-ready 4 by 8 plan, companion planting, and crop rotation.
- 06 Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening: What to Grow and How to Start A practical guide to raised bed vegetable gardening: the best crops for beginners, the right size and soil, a simple layout, and when to plant.
New to growing food? Start with one bed you can reach across, fill it with good soil, and plant something you actually want to eat.