In order to ensure the success of your vegetable garden, it's crucial that the soil be prepared appropriately. This fact sheet covers site selection,
How to Fertilize Your Vegetable Garden
Vegetable crops are heavy feeders that can quickly deplete soil nutrients. To avoid overfertilization and loss, conduct a soil test first to identify
How Often Water Your Vegetable Garden
Watering frequency varies based on several factors, including weather. Morning is the optimal time for watering; as early morning hours work with
How to Decide What to Plant in a Vegetable Garden
Your own garden provides the pleasure of harvesting juicy tomatoes, crisp green beans and hearty potatoes straight from their own seedlings. Although
How to Plant a Vegetable Garden
No one knows more satisfyingly the satisfaction of seeing their own garden flourish than cultivating it themselves, from spring's first green shoots
When is the Best Time to Start a Vegetable Garden?
Growing vegetables is an exhilarating experience, but in order for you to ensure a bountiful harvest, timing is everything. The ideal time and date
How to Keep Deer Out of Vegetable Garden
Deer are an issue for gardeners. Thankfully, there are numerous effective strategies available to them for keeping them away - sprays that smell like
How to Build a Raised Vegetable Garden
An optimal location for a raised vegetable garden should receive full summer sunlight; vegetables require at least eight hours of direct sun in order
How to Apply 10-10-10 Fertilizer to Your Vegetable Garden
10-10-10 fertilizers contain equal portions of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). It is often advised that perennial plants, like fruit