Vegetables
There’s nothing quite as good as eating home grown veggies from the garden. While growing garden vegetables may seem daunting at first, learning how to grow vegetables yourself shouldn’t be intimidating. Most vegetable plants are easy to grow, and there are numerous types of vegetables that can be grown to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Here you can learn everything from starting vegetable seeds and caring for vegetable plants throughout the season to harvesting your crops and storing them once it’s come to an end.
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Can You Save Tomatoes With Blossom End Rot? What To Pick, Toss, And Leave On The VineRotted bottoms on your tomatoes? It's not necessarily a death sentence. Learn why blossom end rot happens, which damaged fruit to toss or save, and how to fix it.
By Tyler Schuster
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6 Useful Tomato Growing Buys Gardeners Regret Not Having by August – Stock Up Now for a Strong Finish to the SeasonIf you didn't already stock up on all your late-season tomato growing gear, now is the time to do it. Here's what you need for a fantastic harvest.
By Tyler Schuster
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Every Year, I Panic Over My Green Tomatoes – And My Professional Gardener Husband Has Some ThoughtsMy annual panic over my tomatoes refusing to turn red has begun in earnest. This year, though, my husband (a professional gardener and avowed tomato hater) has shared a secret with me...
By Kayleigh Dray
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I'm Using Old Cardboard Boxes to Make Growing Vegetables So Much Easier This Heatwave SummerMy free cardboard mulch locks moisture into the soil, smothers weeds and prevents cats pooping, saving me so much time and effort.
By Emma Kendell
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6 Vegetables to Plant in August for a Tasty Fall Bounty Before the First FrostDelicious homegrown flavor awaits your fall table with these smart and easy veggie choices.
By Tyler Schuster
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What Tomato Plants Need in August – 5 Essential Tasks to Enjoy Bumper Harvests of Plump, Flavorful FruitTomatoes are ripening now, and these simple steps are the difference between a basic crop and an abundant harvest of flavorful fruit that lasts into fall.
By Emma Kendell
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8 Things to Do When You Have an Explosion of Cherry TomatoesSwimming in cherry tomatoes? Here's what you can do to preserve the ones you have, and keep the tap flowing.
By Tyler Schuster
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Gardeners Are Using This Common Breakfast Food to Feed Their Tomato Plants – But Here's Why It Should Stay in the FridgeSome gardeners online say this common breakfast item deserves a place in your garden as well as your fridge. But our plant experts say otherwise.
By Tyler Schuster
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7 Fast-Growing Vegetables That Thrive on Neglect, Even if You Forget to Water – Sow Them in July For the Easiest Fall Harvest, EverSow these forgiving heat-tolerant veggies now for speedy, stress-free crops.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How to Protect Homegrown Vegetables From Cyclospora – 6 Simple Steps for Safer HarvestsTyler Schuster draws on his background in microbiology and gardening to explain the risks of Cyclospora for home growers and how to avoid contamination.
By Tyler Schuster
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July Is the Perfect Time to Start Fall Crops – Sow These 7 Vegetable Seeds Now to Keep the Harvests ComingIt's hard to think about fall crops when we're baking under extreme heat, but planning and planting these veggies should be done in July.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Veggies & Herbs May Taste Bland Based on When You Pick Them – Here’s the Best (and Worst) Time of Day to Harvest for Peak FlavorIf your harvest tastes flavorless, the time of day you're picking produce could be the cause. Here's when you should and shouldn't harvest vegetables and herbs.
By Tyler Schuster
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Save Your Sweaty Tomatoes by Snipping These 3 Leaves – Plus the Secret Skirt Trick That Keeps Them HealthyGive your tomatoes room to breathe this summer. Learn which leaves to snip to fight humidity and prevent disease.
By Tyler Schuster
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Why Your Zucchini Is Only Growing Duds – and the Simple Fix That Gets Fruits Forming FastSeeing plenty of flowers but no actual zucchini? Learn why baby fruits go soft and yellow, and how you can still save your harvest.
By Tyler Schuster
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What to Do With Tomatoes in July to Keep the Harvests Coming – 6 Vital Tasks for More Fruit and Fewer ProblemsYou're so close – don't let your summer harvest fall apart! Here's the essential July checklist for thriving tomato vines.
By Tyler Schuster
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Think Companion Planting Doesn’t Stop Pests? It’s Because You’re Not Scent ClusteringIf companion planting hasn't lived up to the hype in your garden, the problem may not be the technique itself. Discover how grouping aromatic plants can make natural pest control more effective.
By Teo Spengler
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Grow Tasty Lettuce Even in the Heat of Summer – 6 Heat-Tolerant Varieties and Expert Tricks Will Keep Harvests Coming All SummerSummer heat waves don't mean then end of the lettuce-growing season when you plant these picks. Say goodbye to bitter summer lettuce!
By Tyler Schuster

