How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
Tomatoes are by far the most popular vegetable (actually, it's a fruit) grown in home vegetable gardens.There are many different ways of planting tomatoes and everyone has their own way. Many gardeners have certain rituals and techniques they use to plant tomatoes, and some even get down right religious about their methods.There are no right or wrong ways to plant a tomato as long as the plant grows to become vigorous and productive … [Read more...]
Turnip greens are my favorite kind of greens, but don't get me wrong I love them all. The wonderful thing about turnips is you get the best of both worlds - a tasty and flavorful root, and the delicious green tops. Growing turnip greens is not very hard as long as you give them the correct amount of water, and provide nutrient-rich soil. Here is how I plant my turnips.Get The Turnip Bed ReadyI am planting my turnips in a raised bed that … [Read more...]
While shopping at my local Home Depot Saturday, I came across a very interesting product - Terracycle Garden Fertilizer. It stuck out as an interesting product because it was packaged in what looked like two reused 20 oz. soft drink bottles. After reading the label on the bottles, I realized that this is a wonderful idea. They were indeed two reused soft drink bottles that contained liquified worm poop to be used as a flower or vegetable garden … [Read more...]
Tomatoes are vigorous, fast growing, and heavy feeding plants which require fertilization a few times during the season. Tomatoes have specific nutritional needs such as nitrogen, phosphate, potash, calcium, magnesium, potassium and other micro-nutrients to build cell wall structure and increase plant vigor.There has been much debate about what kind of fertilizer to use, how often to use it, and how to apply it. Here I will explain how I … [Read more...]
I'm intrigued by heirloom vegetables, and crazy about sharing my passions with others.
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