Gardening tips, ideas, and thoughts for the home gardener.
Posted in Vegetable Gardening on Apr 15th, 2009
Growing beans in your home garden is easy and rewarding. Beans can be planted directly into the soil after it has warmed and been prepared properly. Growing beans will provide your family with a nutritious source of protein, vitamins, and fiber in your diet. Two of the most common growth types of beans found in [...]
Posted in Vegetable Gardening on Apr 14th, 2009
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable in all but the northernmost latitudes. Early each spring, the asparagus plant begins to send up shoots. These shoots, or spears as they are commonly called, are harvested when they reach 6-10 inches in length. As the harvest period continues, more buds on the crown of the plant break dormancy [...]
Posted in Vegetable Gardening on Apr 9th, 2009
Growing corn provides a special treat for home gardeners. Corn is easy to grow, easy to harvest, and definitely easy to eat. Although corn is easy to grow, there are a few tips you should keep in mind when you decide you would like to try growing corn in your garden. Corn is susceptible to [...]
Posted in Vegetable Gardening on Apr 7th, 2009
Growing spinach in your garden is an easy task. Because of its short season (spring into early summer), spinach is a crop that can be grown in any location of your garden and then removed to make room for warm season crops such as tomatoes or eggplant. Growing spinach also requires little effort on your [...]
Posted in Vegetable Gardening on Apr 6th, 2009
The pepper comes in many shapes and sizes. When you decide to grow peppers, you will not only be faced with decisions based on fruit (yes, I said fruit) type, you will also need to decide on plant size. When you grow peppers in your garden the size of pepper plant you choose will not [...]
