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Category: Gardening - Techniques - General

Nurture a year-round gardening habit with just 5 minutes a day, from the author of Kitchen Garden Revival and Leaves, Roots & Fruit.

Do you find joy in seeing a plant grow from seed to flower? Has your main setback for maintaining a successful garden been finding enough time to tend it?



Whether you have a windowsill garden or a backyard full of flora, finding time to garden can seem impossible. But with just 5 minutes a day, you can be sure your plants have all they need to go from seed to delicious harvest. Nicole Johnsey Burke, author of

Kitchen Garden Revival

and

Leaves, Roots & Fruit

and founder of Gardenary, Inc., guides you through the different planting seasons and shares:



  • Quick, actionable tasks: minimal methods to keep your garden thriving
  • Seasonal gardening plans: detailed schedules broken down into days, weeks, and months
  • Habit-building techniques: proven ways to integrate gardening into your daily routine
  • Garden-to-table benefits: easy, delicious dishes you can quickly pull together with your fresh-picked produce

Nicole equips you with the knowledge you need to transform 5 minutes a day into a year-round gardening habit. Experience the joy and mindfulness that comes from being more connected to nature and the food you eat.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Leo A. ★★★★★

The five-minute daily format finally made gardening feel doable between work and dinner, and the seasonal seed-starting advice for my kitchen windowsill actually worked. I've read plenty of gardening books that just sit on the shelf, but this one I keep picking back up.

Daniel ★★★★★

I've actually kept up with it for three weeks now, which says a lot. The 5-minute-a-day format fits perfectly into my morning coffee routine, and the year-round approach means I'm not just gardening in spring. Finally something that works for someone with a black thumb and a busy schedule.

Violet ★★★★★

The 5-minute daily format actually stuck with me, which is saying something since I usually abandon gardening books by chapter two. I keep it on the kitchen counter and do one small task with my coffee — took me three weeks just to get my herbs past the seedling stage, and they're still going.