If you love to grow vegetables by container gardening you may want to make your own potting soil instead of the store bought brands. Making your own potting soil might seem like much more work than just tearing open a bag, but there are a few advantages of making it yourself.You can control what is (or is not) going into your potting soil.You will save money by making your own potting soil over the course of a growing season, and you can … [Read more...]
The next time you venture out into your vegetable garden, you might want to make a quick check of the health of your garden soil. One very easy way to do this is to see how many earthworms you find lurking in the soil.Take a garden fork, plunge it into the soil, wiggle it back and forth, and see if you can find any earthworms wiggling in the soil. You can also use a small shovel or post hole diggers, and take a small sample section of soil. … [Read more...]
Just about every tomato grower has a secret weapon for growing those perfect tomatoes. There are just about as many different methods that people use to grow tomatoes as there are tomato varieties.Organic gardening methods have brought about many homemade tomato fertilizers and techniques - not to mention the plight to be more frugal.Here are eight strange things that I have used, seen, read, or heard about for fertilizing tomatoes. … [Read more...]
There is always much debate over whether to use seedling transplants or sow seeds directly in the vegetable garden. Many vegetable gardeners will attest that sowing seeds directly in the garden is the best practice to obtain maximum production, while other gardeners will say using transplants jump starts the growth of the plants. Here are some guidelines you can use to determine what you can transplant and what should be directly sowed into the … [Read more...]
About a month ago I began hearing a buzz on Twitter about a new book that was coming out pertaining to growing and using fresh produce. Of course, any time I get word of these two topics my ears perk up as if E.F. Hutton were about to speak (those that grew up in the '80's know what I'm referring to). I began researching this new book on the internet to find out all I could about it. The more I read about the book, the more interested I became in … [Read more...]
On January 18th, we ran a vegetable gardening book giveaway. The giveaway ran until January 31st. This was the first (of hopefully many) giveaways here at Veggie Gardener, and I must say that it was very fun! I am proud to announce that the three winners have claimed their winning books, and all three books have been shipped to the corresponding winners! Here is who won a vegetable gardening book: … [Read more...]
There are almost as many options for a tomato plant support as there are tomato varieties to choose from. If you are new to growing tomatoes, finding proper tomato plant supports can be daunting. The one thing to remember is there really is no right or wrong solution for a tomato plant support system- which ever system that you are comfortable with and what works best for your situation.The first thing to consider when choosing what type of … [Read more...]
Having a rain barrel can be a life saver in the vegetable garden during those hot summer months. The rain barrel will have plenty of reserved water when the rains slow down and you'll be able to water your plants with fresh, soft water. But is having a rain barrel worth it? Let's first discuss what a rain barrel is, then the advantages and disadvantages of using a rain barrel. … [Read more...]
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