No room for a vegetable garden? Don’t despair! There are all kinds of attractive veggies which will look decorative growing among your flowers or in a bed of their own in your front yard. [Read more →]
Getting your Kids to Eat Healthy – Start a Vegetable Garden
March 10th, 2009 by Veggie Master
Do your kids turn up their noses at vegetables on their plates? Getting them involved in growing those veggies will go a long way toward changing that. A child’s natural curiosity and desire to be included in adult activities can be tapped in a gardening project. [Read more →]
Direct seeding in your Vegetable Garden
March 8th, 2009 by Veggie Master
Short of buying seedlings or starting them on a sunny window sill or under grow lights, the least labor-intensive way to grow your own veggies is to plant seeds directly into your vegetable garden The length of your season will dictate which crops can be handled this way. [Read more →]
Easy Green Bean Growing & Picking
March 6th, 2009 by Veggie Master
I love green beans fresh from the garden. Four or five varieties are always included in my spring garden seed order. In the past few years it’s been getting more difficult to get down to bush bean level to pick the summer bounty. A young friend observed my tomatoes growing on four-foot-tall sturdy square metal cages and suggested that I grow my beans that way too. Wow – what a great idea! [Read more →]
Why Grow your own Vegetable Garden?
March 2nd, 2009 by Veggie Master
Great flavor – nothing tastes better than veggies from your own garden. No, you’re not imagining it. You’ve chosen the varieties which appeal to you, grown them in fertile soil without harmful chemicals, and harvested them at their ripe best. How can they not be delicious?
Assist the environment – growing at home means a lot less fuel expended by farm machinery and trucks moving produce thousands of miles to markets
Rest & health – not only are your homegrown veggies better for you than most of the produce you can buy, but your body gets the advantage of bending, stretching and just plain moving in all that fresh air and sunshine. You may be surprised at how relaxed you feel after an hour in the garden, your cares melted away. [Read more →]
How to Start a Vegetable Garden the Easy Way
March 2nd, 2009 by Veggie Master
I’ve distilled many years of vegetable gardening experience into a few easy steps. Follow the directions below and you’ll be knee-deep in yummy veggies before you know it!
Location – Choose a spot with at least six hours of sunlight and access to water.
Method - Decide on in-ground or above-ground.
How to Care For a Vegetable Garden
March 2nd, 2009 by Veggie Master
Irrigation – Make sure you understand the watering needs of each crop you’re growing. Watering at root level is the best method of irrigation because it prevent rot problems and saves a huge amount of water. Lay soaker hoses or drip lines when creating your garden or add them later.
Vegetable Garden Tips & Tricks
March 2nd, 2009 by Veggie Master
Thinning – Many vegetables must be thinned to be productive. Thinning simply means removing seedlings so the remaining ones have room to grow. Carrots are number one on this list. No matter how careful you are when seeding, too many carrot plants will pop up. Take the time to carefully pull the extras until each plant is about 2 inches apart. It’s the only way to get large, well-shaped carrots. Beets, radishes and any other small-seeded vegetable need this treatment.