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Vegetable Plants for Narrow Beds and Huge Rows
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Vegetable Plants for Narrow Beds and Huge Rows

Wide row-narrow bed planting There are more than two dozen vegetable crops well-suited for planting in narrow beds, also called wide rows. A wide row—or narrow bed—is about 3 feet across, never wider than you can reach to the center of the bed from one side or the other. The wide row-narrow bed means you

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Vegetable Plants for Vertical Gardening
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Vegetable Plants for Vertical Gardening

Honeydew melon growing vertically on a wire fence. Vertical gardening is growing plants on a support such as a stake, trellis, cage, or fence. Pole beans, peas and tomatoes are commonly grown this way. But other vining crops such as cucumbers, squashes—both summer and winter, and melons can also be grown vertically. Many vining crops

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Vegetable Garden Microclimates – Harvest to Table
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Vegetable Garden Microclimates – Harvest to Table

Garden beds warmed by reflected heat A microclimate is a small area with slightly different temperature or climate than the surrounding larger area. Every garden has microclimates; microclimates can be created by hills and low spots, structures and fences, and even the shade of trees or tall plants. You can use the microclimates in your

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Vegetable Area Canning Cautions – Harvest to Table
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Vegetable Area Canning Cautions – Harvest to Table

Canned carrots Vegetables—unlike fruits–are low in acid so it is important to use prescribed methods and equipment when canning the overflow of summer and fall harvest. Use a steam pressure canner for vegetables. Low acid foods must be processed in a pressure canner to be free of botulism and other bacteria, mold, and yeast growth

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Vegetable Garden Weed Control – Harvest to Table
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Vegetable Garden Weed Control – Harvest to Table

Thistle A weed is any plant that grows in the garden that you do not want. Weeds steal water and nutrients from vegetable crops reducing yield. Weeds compete with vegetables for sun and provide a refuge for pests and diseases. The best strategy for weed control is to prevent weeds from germinating and eradicate those

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Succession Planting Summer time into Autumn
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Succession Planting Summer time into Autumn

Succession plantings for autumn harvest are made in early- and mid-summer. Succession planting is the practice of planting a new crop in the same spot where another crop has just been harvested. Crops for succession planting in early- and mid-summer are cool-season crops—crops that mature and yield best when temperatures average in the 60s and

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Vegetable Crop Rotation – Harvest to Table
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Vegetable Crop Rotation – Harvest to Table

Crop rotation will benefit vegetable crops in two ways: first, it will prevent the build-up of soil-borne pests and diseases; second, it will allow for the replenishment and efficient use of soil nutrients. Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops, rather than the same vegetable or members of the same family of vegetables

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Vegetable Garden Calendar and Map Keeping up
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Vegetable Garden Calendar and Map Keeping up

Keep a vegetable garden calendar and map. Use the calendar to record when you start seeds, when you plant in the garden, and when you expect to harvest each crop. Use the garden map to record where you plant each crop or plan to plant later in the season. Keeping track of the garden in

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Vegetable Garden Planning – Harvest to Table
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Vegetable Garden Planning – Harvest to Table

Experienced gardener or new gardener your gardening success will be greatly helped by planning the garden before you begin the growing season. The purpose of a garden plan is to make your work less and your returns more. A garden plan and a couple of supporting lists can guide you this growing season and growing

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Vegetable Emerging in Scorching Local weather
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Vegetable Emerging in Scorching Local weather

Vegetables are sensitive to hot temperatures–just as they are sensitive to cold temperatures. Each vegetable crop grows best in its own range of temperatures. The optimal temperature range for peppers and eggplants, for example, is 70° to 85°F; pollination will not occur if the night temperature falls below 55°F, and blossoms may fall if the

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