Entries for the 'Timing & Seasonal' Category

Are You New to Vegetable Gardening? Read This First.

Mom with her son in the garden.

A successful vegetable garden takes the right combination of sun, soil, and water.  If you're new to vegetable gardening, read this helpful article to get started on planting your first garden.

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Begin When the Soil Tells You To

Begin when the soil tells you too

Take good care of your garden soil and you'll be rewarded with a lush, healthy garden. Working the soil too early can do more harm than good, so make sure to look for these signs before you begin.

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Fall Gardens Make Sense

Fall gardens make sense

Plant a fall garden with these cool-weather crops, and you'll enjoy fewer insects, less sweat, and great-tasting vegetables. Fall is the perfect time of year to grow broccoli, kale, spinach, and other hearty plants.

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Garden Clean-up

Garden cleanup

These five simple gardening tips will help you clean your garden and eliminate insects and diseases. Keeping your garden healthy from season to season is easy if you take the time to prevent problems in advance.

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Harvest Guide for Cool Weather Veggies

Collander of snap beans, lettuce and broccoli

Know when to pick your broccoli, cabbage, or other fall-garden vegetables using this guide to cool-season vegetables. Picking these plants at their peak will yield lush, tasty vegetables this season.

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Herbs in Fall? Yes. Some Love Cool Weather.

Herbs in Fall? Yes. Some Love Cool Weather

You may be surprised to know that you can grow herbs even in cool weather. Plant a pot of hardy, cool-weather herbs by your kitchen and enjoy fresh parsley, rosemary, and mint late into the year.

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Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a fall harvest.

In some regions of the country you can enjoy growing tomatoes well into the fall. Here's what you can do to revitalize your tomato plants for a late-season harvest.

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Select a Good Site

Select a good site

When planning your garden, make sure your garden site has these three essentials. Picking the right place to plant your herb or vegetable garden is an important part of gardening.

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So What Happens During a Freeze?

Learn how a freeze affects your fall vegetable garden and what to do when one happens. You can protect your plants, especially during early freezes, and still look forward to a full harvest.

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The Secret Life of Broccoli

The secret life of broccoli

Growing broccoli can be a little tricky because this cole crop is especially sensitive to temperature. Check the planting dates for your area to find out the prime time for broccoli.

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How to Grow Bonnie's Herbs and Vegetables

Learn how to grow any vegetable or herb. Illustrated instructions walk you through planting, care, harvest,  storage, and troubleshooting for each Bonnie vegetable and herb.



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