Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener
A visitor browsing through photos of the garden was curious and inquired into the types of mulch and the various techniques that are employed to mulch my organic raised bed garden. Here’s her mulch question followed by what may come as a surprising admission regarding the application of mulches in the vegetable garden: “I love [...]
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Allyson from Kennesaw, GA raised a question about the best vegetables for growing in a small garden area: “I am a first time gardener and I don’t know what to plant that will not over load my very limited garden space. After reading your site, I have determined I could handle a few bush green beans, and some lettuce. I will plant zucchini in a couple of separate deep containers, but really want to plant some potatoes and onions.”
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So, you think you don’t have a place to grow a vegetable garden. Well how about raising a few tasty organic veggies right on your deck or patio? I’m sure there are plenty of empty containers and pots around the house that would work very nicely to create your own edible garden on the patio or deck.
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I started the important hardening off process for my frost sensitive seedlings over a week ago, but I’ve been resisting the urge to transplant those tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, and melons out into the open garden.
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A recent question was raised regarding the best method to gather and store leaves for use in the garden or for making compost. Common, ordinary leaves are a very valuable resource for the home gardener and nature’s way of mining and cycling nutrients from deep underground and delivering them to the soil’s surface.
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Well here’s a checklist of simple gardening ideas that can be implemented this fall to clean up and help build a healthier vegetable garden that’s enriched and revitalized when spring arrives. You’ll be rewarded for your efforts with a more productive garden that offers fresh produce far earlier and with less effort.
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Vegetable gardeners have been noticing the mysterious loss of flowers and immature fruits which have been shriveling and falling off of plants such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans, and squash. Losing a few vegetable blossoms or young fruits isn’t uncommon, especially early in the summer and shouldn’t be a cause for alarm.
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Many gardeners who desire to grow a productive vegetable garden are challenged by their limited growing area and a small space in which to cultivate their vegetable plants. Sylvia recently raised the following question about plans to start a vegetable garden in Cleveland, Ohio: “I have only one place in my yard with sufficient sunlight [...]
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The previous gardening blunder looked at ways to reduce weed growth in the garden, today’s final blunder examines potential gardening problems that can result from the overuse of garden tillers. Gardening Blunder: Frequent Garden Tilling Are you one of the many gardeners who till their gardens each spring, and sometimes again in the fall, unaware [...]
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Brooke: Thank you so much! We have at least 3 groundhogs tearing up our veggie garden and also biting the blooms off...
Alan Moore: Normally, May would be frost-free here in Yorkshire, but we’ve just had one and it nearly got my...
Sylvia: Anything to update? 
I was also wondering if the package has something like an expiration date. Has the...
Ron: My Sungold and Sweet Baby Girl seeds have germinated and I now have them in containers, so hopefully it...
Sue: We live in eastern Oklahoma and have around 80 okra plants growing at this time. We add composted manure only,...
Mary Saunders: If and when you bring it in, don’t over-water, but mine is a pretty thirsty tree. One of the...
Gardening is a wonderful gift that I've developed the hard way... through trial and error! I hope to share the incredible lessons learned and make things a lot easier for you out in the organic vegetable garden.
