How To Build Tomato Cages
Chuck We have been growing tomatoes for many years and have tried just about every technique to keep them off the ground and supported. For a long time we used 6′…
Plant Profile: Tomato ‘ Celebrity’ (Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Celebrity’)
Karen A vegetable garden without tomatoes is unthinkable for me and I always include the cultivar ‘Celebrity’ because of its reliability. No matter what the weather conditions or soil conditions may…
How to Choose Corn for the Home Garden
As lovers of corn of the cob we remember well the first time we had Silver King a white corn that was tender, sweet, white and so delicious. Then another…
How to Rotate Crops in the Home Vegetable Garden
As you begin to plan your vegetable garden consider the importance of crop rotation; that is, the growing of related plants in different areas of the garden in a cyclical…
How to Select Peppers for the Garden
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…
Ten Steps to Starting Seeds
The equipment and procedure for starting seeds are described.