As folks all across the country prepare to plant their vegetable gardens, a few questions have to be asked: What will I plant, how will I plant it, and how will I water my vegetable plants? While I can’t tell you what you want to plant and how you’ll want to lay your garden out, ...
Are you new to vegetable gardening this year? You’ll soon discover that it takes more than sunshine, water, and loamy soil to grow a productive vegetable garden. As your vegetable plants grow and temperatures heat up, your garden will need extra attention to keep it vibrant and healthy. Here are 8 common problems that can ...
One simple way to maintain the health of your vegetable garden is by rotating crops from year to year. Rotating crops means planting peas for example, in the spot where you planted your tomatoes or squash last year. Farmers practice crop rotation as a natural way to keep their farm land healthy and productive. Here’s ...
Organic gardening yields me vegetables in great abundance for my family, to share with friends, or to freeze for later use. No matter how green my gardening practices are, I cannot grow vegetables without water. The drought of 2012 affected my vegetable garden, reducing the harvest of tomatoes and zucchini, which were the primary vegetables ...
The kitchen garden of yesteryear is making its comeback. You have probably kicked around the idea of vegetable gardening yourself a time or two. In fact, you might have tried setting up your own vegetable gardens already but met with failure, brown leaves and odd insects. Growing tomatoes, onions, garlic and peas does not have ...