September Vegetable Garden Tips Cool-season vegetables can be planted in September in mild-winter regions. Plant now beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, fava beans, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, both head and leaf lettuce, mustard greens, onions, parsley, peas, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, spinach, Swiss chard, and turnips. Vegetable crops will begin to take longer to ripen…
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Garden Tips for July
July Vegetable Garden Tips July in the Northern Hemisphere is the month to begin enjoying the fruits of your labor in the vegetable garden. Warm-weather crops will begin ripening this month. Getting crops in at the peak of ripeness is important if you want to enjoy the most tasty and most tender harvest. Look back…
Garden Tips for June
June Vegetable Garden Tips June is the month to set out heat loving crops–zucchini, summer squashes, cucumbers, and melons. Plant these crops on hills–the soil stays warmer. Work a spadeful of compost or well-rotted manure into each hill. Summer vegetables should be kept evenly moist–transplants should be watered every day until they are well established. Don’t…
Timeless Garden Tips for Early February
“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle … a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.” – Barbara Winkler Warm Region Vegetable Garden Tips: Zones 9-10 In the warmest regions plant in the garden both cool-…