Vegetables

Raised Vegetable Garden

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Check out this plan for a raised garden bed with an eco-friendly element.

10 Nutritious, Delicious Leafy Greens to Grow in Your Garden

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Cover Crops for Your Garden

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Grow cover crops for one of the best and most inexpensive ways to improve soil health.

Best Ideas for Low-Cost Food Crops

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9 Ways to Mix Edibles and Ornamentals

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10 Ways to Foster Your Kid’s Interest in Gardening

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How to Grow Edibles in a Drought

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A California chef offers tips for growing hearty vegetables and herbs in dry conditions.

Best Companion Plants for Cucumbers

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Discover companion planting techniques to boost your crop of cucumbers and avoid common pests like cucumber beetles and squash bugs.

Companion Planting for Sweet and Hot Peppers

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Homegrown sweet and hot peppers top most gardeners' wish lists for the summer garden. Learn companion planting techniques that may protect your peppers from pests and boost your harvest.

Companion Planting for Onions

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Onions are easy to grow and so ueful in the kitchen. Learn what other vegetables and herbs grow well with onions in the garden.

Companion Planting for Okra

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Boost your okra harvest by planting with companion plants, plus learn about creative ways to use okra in the garden.

Companion Planting for Eggplant

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One of the most beautiful vegetable garden plants, eggplant can be plagued by pests like flea beetles. Try companion planting techniques to protect your eggplant crop.

Unexpectedly Pretty, Useful Plants

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Edible Landscaping: Growing Your Own Food

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Think your green thumb extends only to flowers? Expand your botanical and gastronomical horizons by integrating edible plants into your landscape design.

Veggies You Can Plant in Mid-Summer

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There are several fast-growing summer vegetables and herbs that can still be planted in July and August.

The Best Kits + Tools to Get Kids Hooked on Gardening

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Foster an interest in both indoor and outdoor gardening with these educational hands-on kits and kid-sized tools.

Winter Vegetable Garden Growing Guide

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With a few steps and some planning, you can enjoy garden fresh vegetables all winter.

What's the Difference Between a Yam and a Sweet Potato?

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These two veggies are often called the same thing or misidentified; find out how to tell the difference between these two tasty tubers.