How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips
Many rural (and even some urban) vegetable gardeners have trouble with deer munching on their precious vegetables.Deer can destroy a small vegetable patch in minutes by consuming just about every plant there.If you are having a deer problem in your garden, here are some things you can try to get those pesky creatures to stay out of your vegetable garden.Plant Vegetables Deer HatePlant onions, garlic, asparagus, rhubarb, or … [Read more...]
Japanese beetles can be an unforgiving pest in your garden. These shiny, incandescent-looking beetles can destroy whole plants very quickly, and are hard to battle if infestations become severe. Using a few different tactics you can control Japanese beetles, and save your precious vegetables, roses and other plants.Where Do Japanese Beetles Come From?Japanese beetles usually appear from late May to early August. The beetle will lay eggs … [Read more...]
Since the beginning of time man has been fascinated with inventing, improving, and using tools. Vegetable gardeners are no different. Having the right garden tool for the job can make gardening a snap, not to mention more enjoyable. Having a dull, or inadequate garden tool, can turn the simplest tasks into back-breaking misery.Every vegetable gardener has their own methods for doing things. Some gardeners can even get down-right superstitious … [Read more...]
Yesterday's post was about how to identify beneficial insects, now we need to know how to get them in the vegetable garden. Attracting beneficial insects can be a very tricky quest, but there are many ways to lure them to the pests that are hampering the garden. The best way to attract beneficial insects is to provide an environment suitable to the tastes of what you are attracting - providing favorable food, water and shelter.Ladybugs, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
We are edging closer and closer to 2010, with only two days left of 2009. As we say goodbye to 2009, I thought it would be a great time to pause and reflect on some of the best How-to posts here at Veggie Gardener during the last year. I have tried to make the How-to posts simple to understand and entertaining to read. I hope that you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have writing them. So, please take a moment and click through six of the … [Read more...]
Most gardeners may feel very comfortable understanding all the information that comes on a seed packet, but there are some novice gardeners that might be confused with all the symbols, abbreviations, and pictures. All the information that is contained on a seed packet is very vital towards the success of growing that particular plant. Seed packets will differ from one distributor to another, but most seed packets offer a brief description of the … [Read more...]
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