Veggie Gardener: Organic Vegetable Gardening Tips

5 Awesome New Vegetable Varieties for 2012

Tee — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:15:00 +0000

Although we are in the middle of winter, it is the perfect time to start thinking about what to grow in our 2012 vegetable gardens. One of the things that makes planning a vegetable garden so difficult is all the different varieties of vegetables there are to choose from. Seed companies certainly don’t make the [...]

Winchester Gardens’ Herb Fertilizer Review

Tee — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:49:45 +0000

If you enjoy using fresh herbs in your meals then it’s hard to beat growing your own. Most herbs are very easy to grow, do not take much space, and do not require too much maintenance. And who doesn’t like the taste and aroma of fresh herbs in the kitchen? As I mentioned, herbs don’t [...]

How to Make Green Tomatoes Ripen Faster

Tee — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:00:01 +0000

Waiting for your green tomatoes to begin ripening can seem like an eternity sometimes. It’s like they are just sitting on the vine refusing to turn in color so you can begin harvesting them. Although it seems like the tomatoes will never ripen – don’t worry, they will eventually. Why Does It Seem Like My [...]

10 Great Vegetables to Grow In Fall

Tee — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:04:33 +0000

You may think that gardening for the season is finished once the summer crops begin to wane, but that’s hardly the case. In fact, your vegetable garden is truly just getting started good. There are many vegetables that grow well during the fall and even into the winter months in some cases. If you are [...]

Preparing the Vegetable Garden for Fall Planting

Tee — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:45:22 +0000

As summer starts to slowly drift into fall, it’s a great time to begin preparing the vegetable garden for fall planting. Getting ready for your fall crops is not much different preparing it in the spring, but there are a couple of differences. Here is how I prepare my vegetable garden for fall planting. Clean [...]

Remington Electric Tiller Review and Giveaway(Expired)

Tee — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:39:46 +0000

It doesn’t take long to realize that preparing the vegetable garden and maintaining it throughout the year can be some back-breaking work. Weeds can be a nightmare once they start popping up and keeping ahead of them is a never ending chore. I’m always on the hunt for a tool, or a system that can [...]

Winchester Gardens’ Biodegradable Plant Markers

Tee — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:02:08 +0000

How many times have you planted your vegetable garden in spring, then by mid-summer you can’t tell what plant is what? Well, I don’t know about you, but I have done that just about every season. Drawing up diagrams, and using helpful tools like GrowVeg have helped tremendously, but I still wanted a quick reference [...]

What Causes a Deformed Cucumber?

Tee — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:35:06 +0000

So you have planted a couple cucumber plants in your garden expecting some beautiful fruit in a couple months. Unfortunately, when they day comes you notice that many of the cucumbers in your harvest are deformed and shaped oddly. They are still edible and taste pretty good, but you are confused as to why they [...]

Winchester Gardens’ Tomato Fertilizer Spikes Review

Tee — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:50:54 +0000

Like many tomato gardeners, I am always looking for a better and easier way to grow delicious tomatoes. One of the things I’m always trying to improve on is fertilizing my tomatoes. Although using liquid and granular fertilizers is not very difficult, it can be time consuming trying to figure out how much fertilizer to [...]

Gardener’s Revolution Tomato Planter Review

Tee — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:53:07 +0000

A couple of years ago, growing tomatoes in an upside planter was all the rage. There was infomercial after infomercial declaring the Topsy-Turvy as being the best way anyone could grow tomatoes. You didn’t even need a yard, just a place to hang the planter. Many people that lived in urban dwellings loved the possibility [...]