Do you have challenges in growing plants on your shady spaces in your yard? If you have a partial shady or partial sun areas that give 2-4 hours (some reported 3-6 hours) of sunlight each day, you can still grow your edibles. Here are some tips on what you can grow under your trees or shrubs or corners in your garden that are shaded. VegetablesSpinach is a cold tolerant vegetable that can grow well in partial shade or shaded areas. It is best to start growing it with seeds indoors then transplant it when it’s ready.Chard loves to grow in shady spots too. ...

Smart Green Garden's virtual learning are done in different ways.  These include the following: 1.  One on one coaching is customized on your needs. This would depend on where you're at and what you want to achieve in your gardening journey. This is usually the Grow with Fun and Grow with Clarity coaching plans.Get the details here and grab your free 15-minute consult.2.  Group coaching falls under the Grow with Confidence plan that involves 4 weeks of coaching calls at 1 hour per week via Zoom. Details on this link.3.  Workshop lasts usually for 30-45 minutes on a particular gardening topic that the audience ...

Smart Green Garden simply adopt, practice, and advocate the principles of regenerative, sustainable, environment-friendly, and people-centered gardening.Let's review the key words that are interrelated with each other.  Regenerative agriculture is a holistic land-management practice that uses the power of photosynthesis in plants to sequester carbon in the soil while improving soil health, crop yields, water resilience, and nutrient density (www.greenamerica.org and regenerationinernational.org).Sustainable gardening is the concept of using gardening practices that do no harm to the earth and its inhabitants while attempting to enhance it. By practicing sustainable gardening, you practice good environmental stewardship. It gives hope to future generation by showing them ...

One of the greatest benefits of having a kitchen garden is having confidence that your salad greens that you harvest are safe from chemicals/pesticides. You eliminate that fear of safety when you know that it's fresh and the food that you serve to your family and yourself are healthy. Salad greens contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, beta-carotene, calcium, folate, fiber, and phytonutrients. Leafy vegetables are a good choice for a healthful diet because they do not contain cholesterol and are naturally low in calories and sodium. Red and dark green leafy vegetables are generally higher in antioxidants, Vitamin B6, and other nutrients ...

One of the best salads I have tasted in my life is the Asian glass noodles salad with fresh vegetables. As a former student in one of the international graduate schools in Asia (based in Thailand), I have to think of easy to prepare meals that's healthy and plant-based. For people who are always on the go, this salad can be one of your go-to meals. It is a one-dish meal that's loaded with protein, carbohydrates, and necessary calories and nutrients. It just takes less than 30 minutes to prepare.Asian cuisines are known for its flexibility when it comes to plant-based ...