June is a busy month in the garden, marked by rapid growth and long, warm days. Warm-season vegetables are maturing, and now is the time for successive sowings to maintain a continuous harvest. Summer crops like beans, squash, cucumbers, and melons are going in the ground or being transplanted, while heat-loving herbs and perennials flourish….
May is the month when the garden is in full swing. Frost risk has mostly passed, soil is warming, and warm-season crops can finally go in the ground. This is the time for direct sowing, transplanting, and succession planting to keep beds productive all season. In addition to planting, May is also about supporting seedlings…
A home fruit garden care calendar is an invaluable tool for gardeners, offering structured guidance to ensure optimal growth and productivity throughout the year. This calendar provides a month-by-month outline of essential tasks such as planting, watering, pruning, fertilizing, and pest control, tailored to the specific needs of various fruit-bearing plants. By helping gardeners stay…
December brings early winter, but not much of a slowdown in the all-year vegetable garden. Cool-season crops planted early in autumn will come to harvest in the next several weeks. (If crops have slowed down, don’t fret. Once daylight drops to less than 10 hours, cool-weather vegetables slip into a no-growth mode. Growth will resume…
November is a busy month in the kitchen garden. Many gardeners would say November is the most important month–now is the time to prepare the soil for next spring and afterward put the garden to bed for the winter. (Of course, winter vegetable gardening can be very rewarding. So if you are continuing the fresh…
Early October is the right time to begin thinking about the coming frost and cold weather. How will you extend the season if your summer crops are not yet ready for harvest? Many warm-weather crops and all cool-weather crops can withstand the first, second, or even third frost with a little protection. Extending the season…
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