Welcome to The Vegetable Garden

Helping You To A Have Successful Vegetable Garden

There's just something special about the entire process of gardening vegetables; from the smell of the freshly turned earth, the expectation of the seed sprouting, watching the tiny plants push their way upward out of the soil, and even in the tasks of tending to the garden and finally the harvest. But that's nothing compared to sitting down at your table and eating the produce that you grew yourself whether it be a vegetable soup, fresh sweet corn, peas, beans or whatever it is that you like to grow.

The Vegetable Garden is a site for beginners to find information on how to plan and design a garden, plant vegetables, grow vegetables, and harvest vegetables. You can even find prices and information on gardening supplies, gardening tools and garden seeds. If you are familiar with gardening, the site has tips to improve your current backyard garden and how-to tutorials like on raised bed gardening, container gardening, and informative articles on companion planting (what vegetables like to be planted together) and when they should be planted.

The site also reviews gardening products and provides links to many popular gardening product and garden seed suppliers so you can find everything you need in one easy-to-read and convenient location.

Composting The Easy Way

  • Written by Michael J. McGroarty

Having an ample supply of good rich compost is the gardeners' dream. It has many uses, and all of those uses will result in nicer plants. However, composting can be time consuming and hard work. I place a reasonable value on my time, so spending hours and hours turning compost piles doesn’t qualify as a worthwhile exercise, at least in my book. Nonetheless, I do compost, but I do so on my terms.

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Controlling Insects Organically

  • Written by Kathy Anderson

Most gardeners are anxious to get out into their gardens as soon as the weather warms up and the first green sprout appears. Unfortunately, plant-eating insects are just as anxious as we are to get into the garden. They seem to think that our beautiful shrubs and tasty vegetables were planted for their benefit!

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Weed Control Facts

  • Written by Michael J. McGroarty

Keeping your landscape plantings, flower beds, and nursery crops free of weeds is a battle, but if you approach it with a strategic plan, you will prevail. In order to develop a plan, you first must understand how weeds work, and what kind of weeds you are dealing with.

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Prune and Trelis Your Tomato Plants

  • Written by Kathy Anderson

For many home gardeners, the tomato crop is often a source of pride. Gardeners often compete to see who can grow the earliest ripe fruit, the biggest or most flavorful tomato. The desire for perfect tomatoes sends many gardeners to their local garden centers in search of the latest potions or products that promise to help them achieve their goals.

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Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant?

  • Written by Kathy Anderson

Tomatoes are such a staple in the modern diet that it is hard to believe there was a time when this versatile fruit was once thought to be poisonous. Thankfully this member of the nightshade family has been known for centuries now to be a delicious and healthful addition to our diet and is now one of the most popular garden vegetables.

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Let’s Plant Potatoes in the Garden

  • Written by Kathy Anderson

Potatoes, taters, spuds…call them what you will, potatoes are a staple in the diet of many people all over the planet. Potatoes are a nutritious, versatile vegetable, and they’re incredibly easy to grow. But before you run out to the garden with your shovel and hoe, there are a few things you should know about planting potatoes.

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