Heat Tolerant Vegetables
Extreme heat in the middle of the summer is becoming more of a problem, and because this affects home gardeners, it’s a great idea to consider growing heat tolerant vegetables. Whether you have gardened for…
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How To Know When Garlic Is Ready To Harvest
Are you growing garlic in your garden this year? Sometimes it’s not always easy to tell when it’s ready to harvest because everything is happening under the ground. Here’s how to tell if it’s too…
Gardening Tips & How-to's | Raised Bed Gardening | Summer Garden | Tomatoes | Troubleshooting | Vegetables
3 Common Tomato Problems for the Beginning Gardener
Is this your first year growing tomatoes? Are you seeing some things on your plants and you aren’t sure exactly what’s going on? Here are 3 common tomato growing problems that gardeners often experience and…
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10 Crops You Can Still Plant In July
Do you sometimes look at your garden in the middle of the summer and notice empty spots where some crops have come out or tired plants that need to be pulled? You may assume it’s…
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Tomato Varieties Best For Canning
Are you looking to grow tomatoes so you can preserve them into home-canned products like tomato sauce, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, salsa, and pizza sauce? Most gardeners think just any tomato will work for canning….
What to Do When Onions Bolt
When we set out to grow onions for bulbs, we expect to harvest a collection of large, plump globes. And, if we have more than we need fresh, we hope to store them for months….