Vegetable Gardening

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by John Fendley of the Sustainable Seed Company. I only recommend products and companies I personally like. Growing great tomatoes is easy if you know the tricks and secrets.    

Long season garden plants are either those that take a long time to flower, produce their crop or fruit for an extended period of time. Many plants will bloom longer if the faded blooms are cut off. This process is known as deadheading. Most plants need an inch of water a week to thrive and …

If you are going to invest the time, money and energy to grow tomatoes, you will want to achieve the best possible results for your efforts. When you start researching how to achieve this, you will come across the topic of what the best soil amendments for tomatoes are. Becoming a successful vegetable gardener means learning …

You can eat better and save money by growing a garden! With spring fast approaching, many of you are in the final stages of deciding what to grow in your vegetable garden this coming year. Most of us will agree that growing our own food not only produces better tasting produce, but also allows us …

Gardening in winter in a cold climate outdoors is possible if you are willing to grow cool weather crops and protect those crops with frost cover, cold frames or a similar structure. It is a cold, snowy 16 degrees F here today however it is January 1 and I am harvesting and planting vegetables in …

It’s the start of another year – and what better way to start off a new year than to direct sow carrot seed in the garden. Yes, you heard that right. Here in Indiana – United States Department of Agriculture hardiness zone 6 – I sow carrot seed in the garden on January 1. Now …

Disclaimer: I did receive some items for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. BROOMFIELD, CO – Gardeners are generally a calm, even contemplative, group of people. Their passions are ignited by a sweetly scented flower or a great-tasting tomato variety. But one recent issue has turned their passion into …

Sustainable gardening practices that are economically viable are easier to achieve when you go green with hydroponics. Gardening without soil offers solutions for third world countries, worn out agricultural land plus have the advantage of being environmentally friendly. As people become more aware of the damage chemicals and pesticides cause the need for a better …

The cool, crisp days of September are upon us. Most of the garden harvest is in and you may be thinking of putting your garden to bed for the winter. But wait! There is still time to plant more cool season crops in the Mid-West.

This year I decided to try a tomato sampler challenge to see which tomatoes tasted the best and ripened the fastest here in my Indiana garden. Waiting for the first tomatoes of the season to ripen – especially if you are growing new varieties – is hard. I grow a lot of heirloom varieties on …