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
Category: Vegetables
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
Plan Your Own Victory Garden 2.0
Information based on the Victory Garden Manual, first published in 1943. During the Second World War, people were encouraged to plantContinue Reading
Leafy Greens From Kitchen Scraps: A Covid Project
Romaine lettuce on a windowsill: from stub to leafy greens in only days. Photo: aurooba.com Here’s a simple project evenContinue Reading
Determinate and Indeterminate Potatoes
Determinate potato (left), indeterminate potato (right). Ill.: www.supercoloring.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Most serious gardeners know the difference between determinate and indeterminateContinue Reading
Squashes Resistant to Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew attacks various squash species in mid to late summer. Photo: gardenerd.comldew Powdery mildew (PM), in which a whiteContinue Reading