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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Studies Say Ugly Vegetables Are Actually Better for You – Here's Why
Those stunted, scarred and weirdly shaped vegetables may actually make you healthier, according to science.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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How to Save Cucumber Seeds From Your Garden – Follow These Tips to Grow More of Your Favorite Cukes
Grow more of your favorite cucumbers by saving the seeds to plant again. Here's how to do it.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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I Tried a LetPot Indoor Garden and Now I’m Growing Salad and Herbs All Year in My Kitchen
I'm a hydroponics newbie, but I'm growing fresh herbs in the dead of winter. Here's how the LetPot LPH-Max let me do it.
By Laura Walters
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It’s Not Too Soon to Start These 9 Vegetable Seeds in January for Super Early Harvests
Spring may feel a long way off, but there's no time to lose if you are after the most delectable veggie crops. Here are 9 vegetable seeds to sow in January to get the jump on some of your favorite harvests
By Teo Spengler
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Planting Hot Peppers at Christmas Always Gives Me My Best Harvest – Here’s the Winter Trick That Makes It Work
It sounds early, but December planting gives chili peppers a longer growing season, leading to bigger, better harvests. Here's how to start them successfully.
By Tyler Schuster
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This Easy Rhubarb Forcing Hack Gives You an Early Crop Every Year – and Costs Almost Nothing to Do
Rhubarb lovers are always craving that next fix, so any way of speeding up the harvesting process needs to be embraced! Here’s how to enjoy easy forced rhubarb for sweeter, scrummier stalks
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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8 Vegetables You Can Plant in December – No Greenhouse Required
Beat the winter gardening blues by planting vegetables in December! If the soil's not frozen, you can enjoy root crops and leafy greens all season long.
By Teo Spengler
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Want Homegrown Greens by Christmas? Plant These Fast-Growing Microgreens Now and Elevate Your Holiday Meals
You can plant these seeds after Thanksgiving and still serve them for Christmas! Microgreens grow like lightning and add a fresh burst of flavor and color to any dish.
By Tyler Schuster
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I Love This Indoor Garden System for Fresh Produce Year-Round – And It is 20% Off Right Now For the Holidays!
The Smart Garden 9 system from Click & Grow is a mess-free, hassle-free way to grow delicious herbs, greens, and cherry tomatoes all year long.
By Kathleen Walters
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I’m Planting These 3 Veggies Indoors Now for Christmas Dinner – They’re Ready in Weeks to Add a Fresh, Homegrown Touch to the Table
These quick-sprouting crops can turn bare counters into fresh salad sources by December, perfect for garnishing roasts or tossing with cranberries.
By Tyler Schuster
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How to Grow Shallots: A Complete Guide for a Bumper Harvest
One of the easiest members of the onion family to grow, shallots mature faster and require less space than their counterparts. Growing shallots in your garden is very easy. Look at how to grow shallots in this article.
By Ellen Wells
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7 Vegetables to Plant in November for a Big Harvest with Minimal Effort (and 1 Wildcard Fruit)
November isn’t too late to start growing your own fruit and vegetables. In fact, some taste even better after a cold snap…
By Kayleigh Dray
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Complete Guide: How to Overwinter Pepper Plants for Bigger Yields Next Year
Overwinter pepper plants for continuing harvests or to set yourself up for success next summer. A little work now will help you get the best results.
By Tyler Schuster
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Don't Let Critters Ruin Your Jack-O-Lantern – This Essential Oil Stops Squirrels and Rats From Eating Your Pumpkin!
Step off, squirrels! Keep your jack-o-lantern safe through Halloween with this simple, natural ingredient that repels pests and fights decay.
By Liz Baessler
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10 Vegetables to Plant in October for Easy Crops and a Bumper Harvest
You’ll have a glut of vegetables come spring if you sow these crops in your kitchen garden this October…
By Kayleigh Dray
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7 Crops Preppers are Prioritizing in Their Survival Gardens (and Why)
Preppers know survival gardens need crops that are calorie-dense, storable, and reliable – so what works best?
By Kayleigh Dray
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How to Propagate Tomatoes: 3 Easy Ways to Grow Next Year’s Plants for Free
Want free tomato plants for next season? These simple techniques use this year’s crop to grow new plants. Plus, a trick to keep tomatoes alive through winter.
By Tyler Schuster

