Direct seeding outside has many advantages for most kinds of vegetables, though it’s not the best solution for all of them. While planting transplants gives you a head start on the season for veggies that need heat, and can help you get the most out of succession planting, some types of vegetables hate being transplanted [...]
As you choose what to plant in your vegetable garden, you’ll need to consider several things. The main factors to think about are:
What you like to eat (and how much of it, and when)
What grows well in your local climate
What will growi n your specific conditions
What’s most worthwhile to grow at home
What You Like to [...]
There are a number of different ways to make a new raised bed vegetable garden. Some work better on a larger scale, some depend on having soil present already, and some use more recycled materials.
Assuming you’ve already found a location with the needed sun and water access, the first question is, what’s already there?
In many [...]
How you prepare an existing bed for spring planting depends on what state it’s in. Lots of weeds? Compacted? Mulched last fall? Let’s go over the possibilities, but first – if your beds have irrigation fittings of any kind you may need to move them out of the way so they don’t get damaged by [...]
