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What Is All America Selections?

All America Selections (AAS) is an evaluation program that has recognized exceptional new varieties throughout the United States since 1932.

These Vegetables Take a Chill

Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees F). They taste best in cool weather, making them perfect for fall harvests.

VFN What?

When selecting tomato varieties, you must choose between plants with different types of growth habits called determinate or indeterminate. All tomatoes are either one or the other.

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

This technique is especially successful for varieties that mature early, such as the indeterminate Early Girl, and in Zone 7b and south, where tomatoes have a long growing season.

Select a Good Site

Plant a garden where you can provide these things.

Make a Note

Keeping notes will help you remember successes and failures so that you can get better each year. Keep a tally of how many tomatoes or squash you harvest. You may run out of lines on your paper.

Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First.

Get ready to enjoy the best vegetables you've ever eaten.

Want to bite into your first homegrown tomato soon? Here are three easy ways to speed the harvest. Normally, tomatoes are planted at least two weeks after the last frost, but with steps 2 and 3, you can cheat the calendar. If you live where the weather is already warm, step 1 is all you need.

Which Veggies for Which Season?

Because a vegetable needs either warm or cool weather, crops sort themselves into two distinct categories: cool season (for spring and fall) and warm season (for summer). Planting in the proper season is the first step to a bountiful garden.

Vegetables in Containers

Containers can be placed anywhere convenient as long as there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine.

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What Is All America Selections?

These Vegetables Take a Chill

VFN What?

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

Select a Good Site

Make a Note

Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First.

For Early Tomatoes, Try This

Which Veggies for Which Season?

Vegetables in Containers

Find Frost Dates

What's Your Garden Zone?

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	Learn & Grow Library You are here: Garden Planning What Is All America Selections? All America Selections (AAS) is an evaluation program that has recognized exceptional new varieties throughout the United States since 1932. Read More.. These Vegetables Take a Chill Hardy vegetables tolerate hard frosts (usually 25 to 28 degrees F). They taste best in cool weather, making them perfect for fall harvests. Read More.. VFN What? When selecting tomato varieties, you must choose between plants with different types of growth habits called determinate or indeterminate. All tomatoes are either one or the other. Read More.. Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest. This technique is especially successful for varieties that mature early, such as the indeterminate Early Girl, and in Zone 7b and south, where tomatoes have a long growing season. Read More.. Select a Good Site Plant a garden where you can provide these things. Read More.. Make a Note Keeping notes will help you remember successes and failures so that you can get better each year. Keep a tally of how many tomatoes or squash you harvest. You may run out of lines on your paper. Read More.. Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First. Get ready to enjoy the best vegetables you've ever eaten. Read More.. For Early Tomatoes, Try This Want to bite into your first homegrown tomato soon? Here are three easy ways to speed the harvest. Normally, tomatoes are planted at least two weeks after the last frost, but with steps 2 and 3, you can cheat the calendar. If you live where the weather is already warm, step 1 is all you need. Read More.. Which Veggies for Which Season? Because a vegetable needs either warm or cool weather, crops sort themselves into two distinct categories: cool season (for spring and fall) and warm season (for summer). Planting in the proper season is the first step to a bountiful garden. Read More.. Vegetables in Containers Containers can be placed anywhere convenient as long as there is a source of water and plenty of sunshine. Read More.. Previous Page \| Next Page	Find Frost Dates See color-coded maps for first and last frosts in your area. What's Your Garden Zone? Learn about USDA plant hardiness zones. Get Bonnie's Newsletter Get tips and advice on how to best grow your Bonnie vegetables, herbs, and flowers.