Growing Vegetables
Learn all about growing vegetables from seed with our gardening resources. We’ll give you the lowdown on planting times, soil composition, pest prevention, and everything else you’ll need to create a bountiful vegetable garden. Please also see our grow guides for more detailed instructions on growing individual plants from seed.
Help! My Lettuce is Bolting. What to Do?
Newly minted (ha! Get it?) vegetable gardeners can be taken by surprise when their beautiful lettuce plants they’ve been enjoying since the beginning of the season start sending up flower stalks all of the sudden, and go to seed. When this happens, the heretofore...
Summer Flower & Vegetable Gardens: Expert Tips for Mid-Season Maintenance
Mulch: If you didn’t get a chance to mulch your plants at the beginning of the season, or if you only mulched them lightly, summer is the time to lay it down/add more. Mulch shields plant roots from the sun and prevents the soil from drying out. It can consist of...
Lasagna Gardening
As a vegetable gardener, you can consult just about any expert gardening source and you’ll be advised to amend your soil with ‘rich organic matter’ for best results. In case you’re wondering what that actually means, it refers to any decaying plant material or animal...
How to Make Well-Drained Soil for Growing Vegetables
With any new occupation or hobby, there’s always a lot to learn, oftentimes including new lingo—which can be intimidating, for sure. The world of gardening is no different. The planting instructions listed the back of your seed packets, for example, can almost seem...