How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
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.The … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Vegetable gardeners have argued for years about whether they should prune tomato plants. Some gardeners are very religious about their pruning tomatoes, 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 tomato plants. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of pruning tomato plants:Advantages of Pruning Tomato PlantsPinching off the "suckers" from … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
I'm intrigued by heirloom vegetables, and crazy about sharing my passions with others.
It is my wish to share as much of my vegetable knowledge that I can with you.
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