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Cabbage Care
One of the most commonly chosen vegetables for home gardeners is the cabbage. Great as the main ingredient for coleslaw, relatively easy to care for, and fairly robust, the cabbage can be a great choice for any garden. But, if you would like to grow truly prodigious cabbages, then you need to know the basics of cabbage care.

Choosing the Best Vegetable Garden Location
Planting and maintaining a vegetable garden is not difficult. However, determining the very best location for your vegetable garden is imperative for yielding the best results.

Choosing the Right Vegetable Fertilizer
Vegetables require certain nutrients to keep them healthy. You can buy general purpose fertilizers with mixed results, or you can find exactly what your garden needs. Do this by testing your soil. Find how much you need by dividing your garden's square footage by 1000, times your recommended amount. Apply your fertilizer and enjoy a healthy lawn.

Cooking Garden
Is there really anything better than creating a wonderful meal directly from your own garden? A cooking garden is something that any serious gardener needs to consider at least once in their careers. Here are a few things that you should consider when creating your own cooking garden.

Creating a Beginner's Vegetable Garden
Start your vegetable garden by planning where you are going to grow and what you will grow in the garden. Prepare the soil by removing debris from it and adding fertilizer as needed. Plant your seeds and care for the plants as they start to grow.

Growing Carrots
Growing carrots, a healthy snack, can be easy if you follow these tips. Mix your carrot seeds with ground coffee to repel pests and bulk up the mixture. Plant your seeds at least an inch apart and mix the carrot seeds with radishes to keep the carrot rows thinned out. Grow your carrots in soft soil with few or no rocks to keep your carrots straight.

Growing Corn
Not only a simple crop to grow, corn is a versatile food, lending itself to many cooking methods, and easily preserved. The most important thing to remember when growing corn, is to leave plenty of space between each plant. If you're growing more than one row, leave adequate space between rows.

Growing Cucumbers
As simple as placing a few seeds in the ground and covering them with rich soil, cucumbers typically grow to maturity within two months. The most important thing to remember about growing cucumbers is to allow adequate space for the vines and fruit to grow.

Growing Garlic
Garlic is a diverse vegetable that can be grown in your own back yard. Prepare the soil by tilling it well. Crack the garlic apart and plant the cloves only a few inches apart from each other, and only about 4 inches deep. Cover with mulch. Water well in the winter, and harvest when the bottom leaves have turned brown.

Growing Mushrooms
Whether a mushroom lover or a beginner who just can't get enough of them on anything from steak to pizza, the taste of a homegrown outshines anything you could buy at the grocery store. With a little effort and the right conditions, you can grow tons of mushrooms right in the comfort of your own home.

Growing Onions
Onions are delicious vegetables that you can grow in your own garden. Plant onions in October in a well drained area mixed with fertilizer full of phosphorus. You should start to see sprouts in a couple of days, and can harvest in 8-10 weeks if you want green onions. Wait longer to get big bulbs.

Growing Potatoes
Potatoes are a great vegetable that can be used in many ways. If you want to grow your own potatoes, plant the seed in an area with full light and good drainage. Dig up and prepare the soil. Plant the seed about 4 inches into the soil in either rows or mount. As the stem grows, cover about half with dirt every now and then. Harvest can begin two weeks after the plants finish flowering. Dig out the potatoes and let them dry. Then enjoy.

Growing Prize-Winning Vegetables
Caring for a vegetable garden can be very difficult. Learn what your vegetable needs and what time of year to plant it. Make sure you give the vegetables everything they need, including good soil, plenty of sun, and water in the right places. Finally, protect the plants from intruders such as disease and insects by watching the plants grow, so you can stop anything before it turns into a problem

Growing Zucchini
Zucchini is a delicious and simple addition to any garden. Plant your zucchini deep, in a place that gets lots of sunlight, and make sure not to give them too much water. You can get rid of mold on zucchini with a systemic fungicide. Pluck your zucchini just before the buds blossom for a fabulous vegetable.

Growing Zucchini - Video
Zucchini is a wonderful and easy addition to any home vegetable garden. Here is how you too can have some wonderful zucchini in your next home vegetable garden.

How to Save Seeds from Melons
Melon is a great summer treat. Instead of tossing the seeds from your melons, scoop them onto a paper towel and remove the excess melon pieces as they dry. Then you'll have seeds to plant to make you own melons.

Making Your Vegetable Garden the Right Size
If you want to grow a vegetable garden, but don't know what size to make your garden plot, then here are some great tips for making your vegetable garden just the right size. Determine what vegetables you will eat, figure out how much time you are willing to spend cultivating them, and then ensure that you plant your plants for optimal growth.

Must-Have Vegetable Garden Supplies
If you've ever planted a vegetable garden, then you know that regular maintenance is essential for growing vegetables successfully. Having quality supplies at hand makes your job of gardener easier and more productive.

Pinching Peppers
There are a few little tricks that anyone interested in growing their own peppers at home can use to make their pepper plants properly prodigious. One of the easiest and most often overlooked is called pinching. If you have never heard the term "pinching peppers" then this is information you need. If you need a refresher course as to when you should start and when you should stop pinching your peppers, then keep reading.

Planting a Vegetable Garden
Planting a vegetable garden starts by preparing the soil and planning what vegetables you are going to plant. Start by picking plants that are easy to grow. By quality seeds and sow them in the ground in an organized fashion. Take care of the vegetables as they start to grow.

Planting Horseradish
Horseradish can make many dinner dishes taste even more delicious than normal; it's a great ingredient to use. With its many uses and unique taste, why wouldn't you want to plant it in your garden?

Pruning Cabbage
Cabbage is one of the most common vegetables grown in home gardens, and as such, one of those plants that people run into the most problems with. One of the most common problems home gardeners have with cabbage is determining when, or if, they should prune the plant. Pruning cabbage doesn't have to be a confusing prospect. Here's why.

Raising Rhubarb
When people speak of raising rhubarb, sometimes they are referring to a fight between players in a baseball game. When we talk about raising rhubarb in this article, we're talking about the vegetable that Grandma used to make pies. One of only two perennial vegetables, rhubarb is extremely hardy and easy to raise. Here are some tips for raising your own rhubarb.

Starting a Vegetable Garden
Vegetable gardens are great things to have around your how. If you want to have your own vegetable garden, start small. Pick an area that is in the sun to grow your vegetables. Till the ground, being sure to leave the sod. Have the soil tested for richness, and bring in topsoil or compost to help the soil be healthy. Plant your vegetables and watch them grow.

Thinning Your Garden
Thinning is the gardener's way of helping nature with the survival of the fittest process. By removing small, deformed, or overcrowded plants you will help the healthier and vigorous ones survive and thrive. This is especially true in vegetable gardens.

Vegetable Garden Irrigation
A variety of methods can be used to irrigate your vegetable garden, ranging from very simple to complex. The easiest solution is to hand water the plants with a garden hose or a watering bucket. More complex systems use sprinklers, and the most complex systems use drip irrigation. What you use depends on the size of your garden and the amount you are willing to spend on the system.

Vegetable Garden Irrigation - Video
As any experienced gardener can tell you, one of the trickier parts to having a home vegetable garden is irrigation. Here are a few different options for vegetable garden irrigation.

Zucchini Care
If you are looking for a great way to become introduced to the wonders of home gardening, then zucchini is one of the plants you need to have in your first garden. While it is a relatively easy plant to care for, if you want to have a productive harvest, you need to learn the basics of zucchini care.

Zucchini Plants
Zucchini plants are among the most popular vegetables for home gardeners. While there are many reasons for this choice, the most common reason is due to zucchini plants being among the easiest and hardiest vegetables to grow. Keep in mind, though, that just because something may be easy and hardy, doesn't mean that you can ignore it. Here are the basics for caring for and growing fantastic zucchini plants.

 

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