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Use Zip Ties to Support PlantsZip ties are inexpensive and come in a variety of lengths. I use them to attach my plants to my chain link fence, tomato cage, or pole support. It keeps the fruit from rotting and also stakes them so they don't steal the sun from other plants.

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Our Very First Green PepperThis is a picture of our very first successful green pepper.

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Choosing A Cucumber VarietyI am harvesting, and enjoying, some of the best cucumbers I have ever tasted. I wanted to share the name with you.

Foxglove Companion Plant

Companion Plants for Growing VegetablesThis is a guide about companion plants for growing vegetables. Choosing the right combination of vegetables, flowers, and herbs can help improve your garden and save space.

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How to Grow Gorgeous Bell PeppersBell peppers are surprisingly easy to grow and don't require a lot of space to produce a good harvest. This is a guide about how to grow gorgeous bell peppers.

Easy Way To String Tomatoes, Cucumbers, or Green Beans

Easy Way To String Tomatoes,...One of the most difficult parts about gardening and growing your own vegetable is stringing them up to keep them off the ground. A lot of people will use a garden trellis or pole to keep their green beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes off the ground. However, I find that making an open A-frame enclosure works best.

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Small Bell Peppers

Why Are My Bell Peppers So Small?There are a number of reasons your peppers may not grow to their full size. Trial and error may help you discover the steps to take to improve your harvest. This is a guide about, "Why are my bell peppers so small?".

A zucchini plant in the garden with flower and a young zucchini squash.

Why Is Zucchini Falling Off the Vine Early?There are two common reasons that zucchini fall off the vine without maturing. One is lack of pollination and the other is a calcium deficiency. This is a guide about, "Why is zucchini falling off the vine early?".

Growing Sugar Snap Peas - peas in a bowl

Growing Sugar Snap PeasWhen harvesting seed for next year's crop, it's important that the fruit stay on the vine/plant as long as possible, even until frost. The pods of peas and beans should be dry, papery, and tough.

Red and green bell peppers.

When Are Bell Peppers Ready to Pick?When you are new to gardening it can be confusing knowing just when to harvest your produce. This is a guide about, "When are bell peppers ready to pick?".

Replanting a Sprouting Onion - lying on top of soil

Replanting a Sprouting OnionIt's spring and even the veggies in my kitchen know it. I have had potatoes sprout before I can use them up and bags of carrots all fuzzy with roots. This is half a red onion that I forgot in my crisper drawer. Usually, it would just get soft and rotten, but this tenacious onion started growing green shoots.

Picking a Potato Variety

Picking a Potato VarietyThis is a guide about picking a potato variety. The variety of potato you choose to grow, will have a major impact on the taste and texture of your potato dishes.

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Growing Brussels SproutsHow do I grow Brussels sprouts in Las Cruces, New Mexico?

Growing CucumbersThis is my first time having such a big plot of land for a garden and I was wondering if every year I should switch where I plant my cucumbers or just add nutrients to the soil?

Zucchini Plants Growing SlowlyI planted new seeds in the middle of May and for some reason the leaves on some of the plants are thick. I got my first flower on one of them today. I have never had this problem. I rotated, bought good seeds, added horse manure, fish emulsion, and milk, but nothing seems to get them to sprout up more.

Growing Green Peppers - two potted plants on brick wall

Growing Green PeppersI think these are green pepper plants, am I too late in the year to get peppers and shouldn't I have yellow flowers first?

Growing Collard GreensDo I need to cut collard greens at the top with flowers growing in the middle or leave them.

Growing Broccoli Rabe from SeedI tried planting broccoli rabe for the first time from seed last August, but it didn't amount to much except green leaves. Can anyone give me some ideas of how to grow this? I would try early spring this year if I can find the seeds.

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Zucchini Growing

Zucchini Rotting on the Vine

Growing Indian Corn

Growing Indian Corn

Cucumber growing on plant

Choosing a Cucumber Variety

Harvesting Potatoes

Harvesting Potatoes

Green Beans Not Flowering

Green Beans Not Flowering

Growing Beans

Growing Beans (Bush and Pole)

Growing Bean Vine Crops

Growing Vine Crops

Growing Green Beans

Growing Green Beans

Green bell pepper ready for harvest.

Growing Bell Peppers

Corn Is Tasseling But Has No Ears

Replanting a Sprouting Onion - lying on top of soil

Planting a Sprouting Onion

Hispanic woman and child harvesting vegetables.

Understanding the Effects of Pollen Transfer Between Different Vegetables

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Harvesting Asparagus

Rhubarb leaf with yellowing leaves in the background

Rhubarb Plants Turning Yellow

Variety of garden vegetables and fruits in and surrounding a basket on a table.

Harvesting Common Garden Vegetables

giant pumpkin

Growing Monster Vegetables

Kale after snow has fallen.

Vegetables That Taste Better After Frost

Growing Cucumbers in Hanging Milk Jugs

Easy Way To String Tomatoes, Cucumbers, or Green Beans

Making an A-frame Trellis for Growing...

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Growing Brassicas

ornamental peppers

Growing Ornamental Peppers

Pepper Plant

Growing Pepper Plants

Mustard Greens

Growing Mustard Greens

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Leaf Miner Beetle Damage to Crops

yellow skinned spaghetti squash

Growing Spaghetti Squash

tomatoes growing

Growing Drought Tolerant Vegetables

Vegetable Harvest

When to Harvest Your Vegetables

Snow Peas

Growing Snow Peas

Growing Swiss Chard

Natural Pesticide

Natural Pesticide Recipes for Vegetable Gardens

Growing carrots and other vegetables.

Planting Vegetables Together

Tomato Plants Dying

Tomato Plants Dying from Top Down

Asparagus Harvest

Extending Your Asparagus Harvest

green tomatoes

Tomatoes Are Not Getting Ripe

Growing Heirloom Tomatoes

Growing Heirloom Tomatoes

Red Potatoes

Growing Red Potatoes

Growing New Veggies

Growing New Veggies From Discarded Roots

Vegetable Garden

Minimizing Diseases in a Vegetable Garden

Growing Kale

Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden Planting Times

Growing Green Onions

Growing Green Onions

Rows of growing vegetables

Planning A Vegetable Garden

A basket of late summer vegetables and herbs from the garden.

Growing Vegetables

bean trellis

Simple Pole Bean Trellis

Photo of an onion harvest.

Harvesting Onions

Growing Carrots

Growing Carrots

Vegetables for Planting in Shady Spots

growing sweet potatoes

Growing Sweet Potatoes

Growing Broccoli, Storing Broccoli, Canning Broccoli

Growing Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Growing Brussels Sprouts

Growing Cabbage, Selecting Good Broccoli, Freezing Cabbage

Growing Cabbage

Beets growing in the garden

asparagus on wood cutting board

Growing Asparagus

Growing Tomatoes Upside Down

Growing Tomatoes Upside Down

Two tomatoes on vine sprinkled with water

Tips for Tomato Growers

Planting After Liming Vegetable Garden

Vegetables to Plant in July

Managing Vegetable Garden

Maintaining Your Vegetable Garden

How Deep to Plant Vegetables?

Cherry Tomatoes in hanging basket

Cherry Tomatoes for Hanging Baskets

Zucchini Plants Falling Over

Raised vegetable garden

Planting Suggestions for Winter Vegetables and...

Creative Vegetable Stake Ideas

a variety of vegetables

Growing Miniature Vegetables

Tomato Plants Dry Up After Blooming

White Spots on Zucchini Leaves

Grayish White Foam on Squash Plant

Zucchini Rots After Blossoms Drop Off

What is Cutting Down My Squash Plants?

Bean Plant Leaves Are Turning Yellow

Eating Pole Beans Left on the Vine Over Winter

Planting a Desert Vegetable Garden

Drainage for a Sloping Vegetable Garden

Tomato Blooms Die and Fall Off

Worms Killing My Zucchini

Zucchini is Shriveling Up

Cucumbers Have White Spots

How do you trellis beans?

Vegetable Plants Wilting, Too Much Water?

Harvesting Chard

Transplanting Vegetable Seedlings

Garden Concerns: Too Much Water?

Planting Asparagus

Pea Plants are Dying

Click Here For Windowsill Celery Hearts

Sprouting Vegetables in Water

artichoke plant

Eight Great Perennial Vegetables

Pruning Squash Plants

Bell Peppers Developing Brown, Soft Spots

Pumpkin Plants Keep Dying

Stripes on my Zucchini

Zucchini Is Turning Brown

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