Vegetable Beds Need Mulch Too!
Why are you still hoeing when a mulch could be doing all the work? Photo: www.myhousedeals.com The age-old tradition forContinue Reading
Category: Vegetables
How to Prevent Carrot Flies
Carrots damaged by carrot fly maggots. Photo: gardening.which.co.uk The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae, formerly Psila rosae) is a major annoyance forContinue Reading
Top 15 Questions About Growing Peppers Answered…
Answers to your pepper questions from the experts at the National Garden Bureau. With so many different varieties, shapes, sizes, colors,Continue Reading
Can You Grow Vegetables in Shade?
Photo: www.pennlive.com Question: I have a beautiful garden with only four and a half hours of sunshine a day and that’sContinue Reading
Root Depth for Vegetables
Ill.: Park Seed I receive a lot of email from readers putting in raised bed gardens, but who seem doubtfulContinue Reading
A Window Well Raised Bed
Raised beds made of window wells. Photo: Deborah McColley, pinterest.com If you’re looking for a quick-to-install yet long-lasting raised bed,Continue Reading
Top 15 Questions About Growing Tomatoes Answered…
Answers to your tomato questions from the experts at the National Garden Bureau. 1. What’s the difference between indeterminate and determinateContinue Reading
Plant Spacing in Square Foot Gardens
Typical square foot garden. Photo: ingunowners.com The late American garden writer, Mel Bartholomew, really made a splash with his conceptContinue Reading
Growing Ramps From Seed
Ramps are onion relatives from Eastern North America. Photo: amazon.com Question: I would like to know if it’s possible to findContinue Reading
Rotate Your Veggies to Confuse Pests
Ill.: Claire Tourigny, from the book Les idées du jardinier paresseux: Potager by Larry Hodgson When planning your garden, rememberContinue Reading