Archive for 'Vegetables'

Growing Vegetables in Your Garden During Autumn and Winter

October 9th, 2009 – 8:30 am Posted by Patti
Tagged as: Gardening, Vegetables

Spring and summer may be the best months to grow vegetables, but they are not the only months! In fact, there is a selection of veggies that you can grow as the weather begins to get colder. It never hurts to talk to a professional who works in a nursery or greenhouse to verify which [...]

Growing Radishes in Your Garden

August 25th, 2009 – 6:36 am Posted by Patti
Tagged as: Vegetables

Radishes are vegetables that are relatively easy to grow in your garden. The growing season can start any time after the last frost in early spring and can last into the month of September. If you wish to extend the growing season, then cloches can be used.
Radishes are uncomplicated vegetables that are not picky about [...]

Vegetable Garden Success-Nurture Your Plants

May 12th, 2009 – 8:28 am Posted by Patti
Tagged as: Gardening, Vegetables

You always have been a flower gardener but have decided to break into the world of growing vegetables. Planting the seeds for your vegetables of choice is only the beginning. Next comes the stage where you need to tend to and nurture your precious plants, so that they will grow to be happy and healthy [...]

Should You Compost?

October 21st, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by Patti

The answer to this question is a resounding yes!
But what is compost exactly? To define the term, compost is a “dark, crumbly, and earthy-smelling form of decomposing organic matter”. If this sounds kind of icky to you, then read on to learn more …

There are many reasons why composting is a good idea. It has [...]