Fall Vegetable Gardening How do I get my garden ready for Fall planting? Before you can plant anything new, you should do a simple soil test to make sure the Ph is still up at above 6.0 If not, add […]
Harvesting Cool Season Vegetables
Timely harvest of vegetables sown or planted outside early in the growing season, and ones that generally mature rapidly or during cooler temperatures results in the best flavor and longest harvest period. Many of these also make good fall crops, […]
Harvesting Summer Vegetables
Knowing when to harvest vegetables is just as important as knowing how to grow them. Some have a long time over which you can harvest; others must be harvested at just the proper stage of ripening. Harvest at the wrong […]
GROWING VEGETABLES
There are several forms of vegetables which, while the culture is not specially dissimilar, may yet, for convenience, be divided into five classes: those the edible part of which is produced beneath the surface of the soil and are known […]
Growing Onions
Growing Onions: Long Day Sweet varieties will generally mature a few weeks before the storage varieties. They will store for one to five months, so eat them fresh from the field. These varieties will do well from the mid-west to […]
Growing Vegetables in Containers
Growing in Containers Everyone seems to think growing in containers is easier than growing in the ground but it can be even more difficult. In climates with lots of hot summer heat, even large pots can really heat up and […]
Vegetable Origins
Vegetable Origins Africa Asia Central and S. America Europe /Asia Europe Jamaica North America New Zeland Watermelon Okra Broad bean Cress Lettuce Muskmelon Onion Pea Radish Rhubarb Spinach Cucumber Endive Bush Bean Cucumber Kidney Bean Flint Corn Eggplant Potato Scarlet […]
Vegetable Gardening
Starting a Garden Some brief tips for preparing your garden: Digging the soil and turning it well to loosen it up is the first step. This can be done with a digging fork or a rototiller but careful not to […]
Vegetable Gardening
The work of planning the garden in as much as it consists in deciding what and how much we shall plant and where we shall plant it-may very well be done long in advance of the season of active operations. […]
Potato – Guide to plant and grow this vegetable
POTATO: MOST USEFUL OF VEGETABLES The Potato is widely cultivated in temperate regions, and its stem tubers, which grow underground, are a popular food. The plant comes from South America where it was highly valued by the Indians. Its botanical […]