http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/the-best-pumpkins-for-pumkin-pie/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/the-best-pumpkins-for-pumkin-pie/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:09 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=15499 Read 'The Best Pumpkins for Pumkin Pie' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Not all pumpkins are created equal. True, they are all edible, but some make better pie filling that others. The most desirable traits for making pie are taste and texture. Taste can be enhanced with spices and flavorings but why not get a pumpkin with a [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/the-best-pumpkins-for-pumkin-pie/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-asparagus/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-asparagus/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:00:28 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13687 Read 'How to Grow Asparagus' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

If you like asparagus you know that it is usually a pricey vegetable and is more abundant and cheaper at some times of the year that others. It also can be a very rewarding addition to the vegetable garden and has the advantage of being a long lived [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-asparagus/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/what-is-an-heirloom-vegetable/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/what-is-an-heirloom-vegetable/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:28:22 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14460 Read 'What is an Heirloom Vegetable?' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Heirloom vegetables have become increasingly popular lately and more and more people are interested in growing them. Unfortunately, there is disagreement about what it takes to be a true heirloom variety. Still worse, there seems to be some unfortunate misconceptions about heirlooms so expectations may not be [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/what-is-an-heirloom-vegetable/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-eggplant/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-eggplant/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:19 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14151 Read 'How to Grow Eggplant' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Eggplants are frost tender, heat-loving plants and sprout slowly from seeds so purchased plants are the most practical way to grow them. If you live in a frost free area eggplants can be perennial and will bear fruit all season. Just think of eggplant parmesan, caponata, or ratatouille [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-eggplant/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-onions-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-onions-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:47 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14244 Read 'How to Select Onions for the Home Vegetable Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Growing onions can be a frustrating experience until you realize that success rests on selecting to correct onion variety. Of course the selection process is going to put flavor above all else, but then you must be guided by the number of daylight [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-onions-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-sweet-corn/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-sweet-corn/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:00:29 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13817 Read 'How to Grow Sweet Corn' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Sweet corn is a very popular vegetable but not many home gardeners grow it. This is understandable because it takes a considerable amount of room and summer storms have a way of knocking down a whole patch in a few minutes. But corn from the plant to [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-sweet-corn/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-spring-radishes/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-spring-radishes/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13592 Read 'How to Grow Spring Radishes' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Radishes are one of the most rewarding crops to grow; they mature quickly, have few problems, and produce an abundant crop in a relatively small space that can be used for another crop. You can even grow them in a pot. Radish are a great vegetable to [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-spring-radishes/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-seed-for-spring-radishes/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-seed-for-spring-radishes/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:45:35 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13603 Read 'How to Select Seed for Spring Radishes' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Spring radishes vary in several ways and you might be surprised at the variety of radish cultivars available. Even your local big box store probably carries several kinds so be prepared to make some choices and get the radish of your dreams (interesting idea, huh?). [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-seed-for-spring-radishes/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-sweet-bell-peppers-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-sweet-bell-peppers-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:53:43 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13435 Read 'How to Select Sweet Bell Peppers for the Home Vegetable Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

There are very many different kinds of sweet peppers and at least one of them will probably appeal to you as a suitable plant for your vegetable garden. None of the plants are difficult to grow or large in size so [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-select-sweet-bell-peppers-for-the-home-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-cucumbers/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-cucumbers/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:00:54 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=13026 Read 'How to Grow Cucumbers' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Whether you like to eat cumbers in salad or as pickles, cucumbers are a rewarding crop. Many are large and take up a lot of garden space but you can grow them on a trellis or select a bush variety if space is a problem. Cucumber salad, cucumber [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-types-styles-and-designs/vegetable-garden/how-to-grow-cucumbers/feed/ 0