How To Identify Beneficial Insects In The Vegetable Garden
Some gardeners may get the urge to zap any insect they may see in the vegetable garden. Before ridding the insect from your garden, you may want to do some research – the critter just might be helping your vegetable garden. There are some insects that defend your precious vegetables by eating or infecting the naughty bugs that are out to destroy all your hard work. These beneficial insects are the unsung heroes of the vegetable garden. Continue »
Create A Fresh Salad Garden
One of the most wonderful things about growing a vegetable garden is that you have the flexibility of growing what you like to eat the most. You can also control exactly how the vegetables are grown. A few weeks ago, I featured a post on creating a salsa garden as a part of your vegetable garden. If you have a specific purpose for your home grown vegetables, you can tailor your vegetable garden, or a part of your vegetable garden, to fit that purpose. Continue »
Should You Prune Tomato Plants?
Vegetable gardeners have argued for years about whether tomato plants should be pruned or not. Some gardeners are very religious about their pruning, while others could care less. So which gardener is right? I have had successful tomato crops when I pruned and also when I didn’t prune the plants. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of pruning your tomato plants: Continue »
How To Easily Make Your Own Potting Soil
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. Continue »
Earthworms – The Unseen Workers Of Vegetable Garden Soil
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.
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8 Unusual Items For Fertilizing Tomatoes
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 (all vegetables really) 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. Some of these are fairly common in vegetable gardening, while there are a few that just seem plain weird. Continue »
6 Great Items For Starting Your Vegetable Seeds Right
Starting your vegetable seeds indoors is a great way to get a jump on your vegetable garden. Typically seeds can be started six to eight weeks before the last frost date, depending on the particular vegetable. Once you have established a solid garden plan and purchased seeds, it is time to begin working on starting those seeds that will grow into productive vegetable plants. Here are six great items that will get your vegetable seeds started right. Continue »
Grocery Gardening – Fall In Love With Fresh Foods
February 16, 2010 by Tee
Filed under Blog, Featured Posts
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 getting my hands on it. Continue »
Choosing The Best Tomato Supports
There are almost as many options for supporting tomato plants as there are tomato varieties to choose from. If you are new to growing tomatoes, the decision of choosing the proper supports for your tomatoes can be daunting. The one thing to remember is there really is no right or wrong solution for supporting tomatoes – which ever system that you are comfortable with and what works best for your situation. Continue »
Water Your Vegetable Garden With A Rain Barrel
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. Continue »
