Think you’re a garlic lover? Well here’s a surprise for you, if you use store bought garlic cloves, you haven’t experienced really great tasting garlic. For that you have to sample a variety or two of the gourmet garlics that you’ll never find on the shelves of your local supermarket, but can be easily grown in [...]

Lutz Green Leaf Beet, also known as Long Seasons, is one of my favorite varieties of red beets. What’s so special about Lutz Green Leaf? Well to start with, it’s a sweet, deliciously flavored beet that performs very well in the home garden.
As its alternate name “Long Seasons” suggests, this beet variety can remain growing [...]

Arugula is a unique-flavored, leafy green vegetable that has seen a recent surge in popularity. While arugula happens to be one of my favorite salad greens, not everyone is as fond of this distinctly tasting vegetable plant. 
Easy to cultivate and fast growing, the first harvest of nutritious arugula greens can be had just a few [...]

Welcome to the new gardening blog… Veggie Gardening Tips! The name and location has changed from the Gardening Secrets site on Blogger and the new web address is http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/.
What hasn’t changed is that I’ll continue to offer vegetable gardening ideas and information for growing a beautiful edible garden that’s loaded with interesting and ornamental plants, [...]

Calendula officinalis is an appealing herb with edible flowers and makes a great companion plant in the ornamental vegetable garden. In addition to the added color provided by the edible flowers, calendula also serves a useful function in attracting beneficial insects into the garden.
Calendula plants grow quickly and are tolerant of cool temperatures with blossoming [...]

Ornamental blueberry bushes make a wonderful addition to the home garden, providing an attractive accent to the landscape regardless of the season. Blueberries deserve to be planted more often strictly for their ornamental qualities.
In early spring blueberry bushes are completely covered with small, white or pink, bell shaped blossoms. The flowers last a week or [...]

Many gardeners who are interested in making raised beds have asked; what is the best material to use for framing the garden beds? My preference is to use nothing as a frame for the beds, but if you insist there are a number of materials that work well when making raised beds.
The most popular choice [...]