General Vegetable Garden Care

Image by audaxl Just because the days are getting shorter, and temperatures are getting lower, doesn’t mean you have to close down your garden. Even if you live in a climate with hard frosts and heavy snowfall, cool season…

Image by Viktor_Kitaykin Fall season vegetable planting is a great way to get more use out of a small plot of land and revitalize a flagging summer garden. Plants that grow in cold weather do well in the…

Image by josefkubes Aquaponics is a revolutionary sustainable gardening method for growing fish and vegetables together. Both veggies and fish reap benefits from aquaponics. You may choose to grow food…

Image by Cindy Shebley Plants flower so they can reproduce. Vegetables are no exception. If you have a garden then you know what I’m talking about. Every year you will find evidence of self-sowing veggies.…

Image by KingaPhoto Aging parents, the demands of a new job, or the challenges of raising children in a complex world are all common scenarios which rob even the most dedicated gardener of precious gardening…

Image by zvonko1959 Before the Keto diet, there was the Mediterranean diet. What is a Mediterranean diet? It features lots of fresh fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds, and nuts. Health specialists tout…

Image by Volodymyr Kyrylyuk Are you a short-term tenant or someone who travels a lot? If you need a “quick result garden” in some temporary spot, there are many fast-growing plants and even seeds that…

Image by Elenathewise Growing vegetables in hillside garden beds can be challenging. Steeply sloped terrain is difficult to till, plus erosion flushes soil, fertilizer, and amendments downhill. Terracing the…

Image by etorres69 Humans have been fermenting foods for thousands of years. It is one of the easiest methods of preserving harvests. Recently, fermenting vegetables and other foods have found a new market…

Image by michalpalka We all know it is important to get at least five servings of veggies per day, but how can you keep produce fresh longer? This is a special question for those of us with vegetable…