Vegetable Gardening Archives - Vegetable Gardening Tips

Gardening is a great way to get your kids to take a break from the electronic world that they live in. It gives them a chance to get away from the computer screen and cellphones that dominate their lives. But the trick is you need to somehow hook … [Read more...]

Start a Garden at your School

If you want to start a garden at your school there are a few steps you need to take to get started. First you need to know that it may not be that easy since you have to go through an approval process. But don't let this deter you from trying … [Read more...]

Vegetable Gardens Can Thrive in the Desert

When you think of the desert you think of cactus plants and cracked barren landscapes. However vegetables can thrive in the desert because they are provided with a ton of sunshine. In fact the state of Arizona which is associated with the word … [Read more...]

Growing Lettuce in your Garden

Lettuce is one of the most popular vegetables in culinary arts and is used in salads and several other dishes. Hence, wouldn't it be great if you could simply harvest one from your own garden? This will ensure the freshness of the lettuce while also … [Read more...]

How to Grow Potatoes

Potatoes are relatively easy to grow, and taste great when grown in your garden. While potatoes are a root crop, they still require full sun to produce the best potatoes. Potatoes will grow best in a slightly acidic soil that ranges between 5.9 … [Read more...]

How to grow lettuce from seed

Lettuce is one of the easier crops to grow, and can easily be started from seeds. Lettuce seeds are very small therefore you have to be careful when you break open the seed package. Sometimes the outer seed packer will then have a small inner … [Read more...]

Choosing the Proper Tomato Varieties

One of the keys to getting a successful tomato harvest is to start off with the correct variety. Unfortunately the proper variety for one area of the country is different for other areas of the country. This is because there are different … [Read more...]

Container Vegetable Gardening

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For people that live in condominium, apartments, or just don't have a large back yard, container vegetable gardening is a viable solution to a backyard garden. While it is true you still need a location for your containers that get adequate sun, … [Read more...]

Garden Weed Control

Everyone loves the benefits of a garden, but one of the worst enemies of a gardener are the weeds that grow in the garden. Garden weed control is important, as weeds are selected by nature and maintained as the survival of the fittest. Vegetables … [Read more...]

Vegetable Garden Design

It is important to layout and plan a garden prior to actually breaking ground. Planning a garden is one of the most important keys to a successful garden. There are many different areas you can designate to start your garden. You may want to … [Read more...]

Easy Vegetable Gardening

Everyone starts as a beginning gardener at one point in their life. Some people start as children and are taught how to garden from their parents or grandparents, while others start much later in life. At whatever age you being gardening it is … [Read more...]

Organic Gardening Basics

Everyone has heard of organic gardening, but do you know what is organic gardening ? In the most basic terms organic gardening is when a gardener doesn't use any synthetic pesticides or fertilizers on their plants. In addition organic gardeners … [Read more...]

Cool Weather Vegetable Gardening

As winter fades away and spring makes its entrance gardeners with spring fever want to get started as soon as possible with some cool weather crops. While it is true that certain crops do like cool weather, they are still not immune to frost and … [Read more...]

A guide to Hotbeds and Cold frames

Both cold frames and hotbeds allow a gardener to grow plants that would not normally be allowed to grow due to cold temperatures. They are most useful in the springtime, however, they can be used in the fall as well. Cold season vegetables like, … [Read more...]

How to Keep your Soil pH Correct

Potential Hydrogen Ions or pH shows the type of the soil that you have or amount of lime or calcium that the soil has. As a general rule, soils in moist climates tend to be acidic while those in drier areas tend to be more alkaline. When the measure … [Read more...]

How to Compost: Getting Started Composting

We will look at how to make compost, but first let me define what composting is. Composting is where organic matter is changed to a soil like matter through decomposition. This process is something that is natural in nature, where bacteria, … [Read more...]

When to Start Seeds Indoors