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Cold Frame for Vegetables

Use a cold frame to extend the growing season fall into early ...

Winter Mulching

Winter mulching will protect vegetable and other garden beds from the impact ...

Pea Growing Tips

Grow peas during the winter in mild-winter regions; in cold-winter regions grow ...

Vegetable Garden Location

There are a few basic requirements for creating a productive and enjoyable ...

Vegetable Varieties for Container Growing

Planting a container vegetable garden is not much different than planting your ...

Yellow Potato Side Dish and Soup

Yellow potatoes like ‘Yukon Gold’ and ‘Yellow Finn’ are ideal for boiling ...

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Sweet peppers can be picked when immature or full size, green or red. Hot peppers can be picked at any time for fresh use; hot peppers for drying or pickling should be picked when fully ripe. Pick all peppers before the first light frost. Most peppers will eventually turn red if left on the vine; [...]

Watering and Water Content of Vegetables

Vegetable crops need 1 inch of water each week–as a general rule of thumb; this is the equivalent of about ½ gallon of water or slightly more per square foot of garden. Some crops need more water, and some need less. The best vegetable crop production comes from consistent watering. It is important to avoid [...]

Succession Planting and Winter Storage

Succession planting in the home vegetable garden will supply the table not only through the summer months, but also for late fall and winter. Plan and plant in late spring and early summer succession crops for harvest from fall through early spring. Succession planting is the planting of one crop immediately after the harvest of [...]

Onion Growing Tips

Onions are a high yield crop. Twenty to 50 onions can grow in 1 to 1½ square feet of space. But onions are easily grown in odd spaces alongside both slower and faster growing vegetables. Green onions can be ready in 20 to 30 days after planting. Dry bulb onions can take 100 to 175 [...]

Vegetable Seed and Seedling Problems

Successful seed and seedlings growth depend on moisture, warmth, air, and light. Seeds and seedlings, as well, require optimal temperatures, even watering, open air circulation, and bright light to thrive. When vegetable seeds fail to sprout or when seedlings wither and die what could the problem be? Often the answer is simple. Seeds Fail to [...]

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