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What are my options for amending the soil in my small vegetable garden?

Weekend Gardener — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:51:09 +0000

I have a small vegetable garden and I used manure last year and my garden did not do so well.Is there something better I could use. The garden is about 3′x 12′ and I grow tomatoes,beans,peppers,and onions. Is there something better then manure or is there something else I could add with the manure to get a better results.

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Weekend Gardener — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:51:18 +0000

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What to do with a basketful of luscious tomatoes? How to prepare an armload of summer squash? Where to turn for new sweet corn preparations? These are the questions vegetable-lovers grapple with as they pick fresh-from-the-garden produce in their own backyards or from the ever-expanding farmers’ markets. Garden-fresh vegetables are so beautiful, yet their freshness so fleeting.

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Weekend Gardener — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:26:22 +0000

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OPTIONAL SEED PLATE SET-5/SET

Weekend Gardener — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:40:43 +0000

Features an all in one action
Will open soil, plant seeds, cover seeds and mark
Includes a depth gauge and 6 standard seed plates

Product Description
With this seeder, you can plant a variety of vegetable and flower seeds with one continuous operation. The Earthway Garden Seeder opens the soil, plants the seed, covers it, and marks the next row. Also includes a depth gauge, a row marker for even spacing, and 6 standard seed plates. #18100 Corn with 7″ spacing #18101 Radishes, leeks, asparagus, and spinach #18102 Carrots, lettuce, turnips, cabbage, endive, onions, and tomatoes #18103 Beans and small peas with 3.5… More >>

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Weekend Gardener — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:23:13 +0000

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Starting Tomato Seeds EZ – Home Vegetable Garden

Weekend Gardener — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:52:04 +0000

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Weekend Gardener — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:23:11 +0000

The One-stop-shop For Tips, Tricks, Secrets, And Step-by-step Instructions For Growing Amazing Tomatoes. Written By A Master Gardener And Filled With Information You Won’t Find Compiled Into One Amazing Ebook!
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Classroom Kits – Outdoor Vegetable Garden

Weekend Gardener — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:52:26 +0000

Classroom Kits – Outdoor Vegetable Garden

Product Description
Actual Product Dimensions:
9.5″ x 9.5″ x 5″.

Each Complete Kit Includes:
Green Bean Seed Pack, 10g
Sweet Pepper Seed Pack, 35mg
Tomato Seed Pack, 125mg
18 Biodegradable Germination Pots
18 Biodegradable Germination Bags
18 Blank Plant Stakes
1 Bag Planting Mixture
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Growing Tomatoes Indoors All Year

Weekend Gardener — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:23:57 +0000

Growing tomatoes indoors is a hobby that can be very rewarding, in more ways than one. Not only will you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor so to speak, but you’ll also have the deep satisfaction that comes along with knowing that you grew the tasty fruit yourself! Speaking from experience, the tomatoes always taste better when they are grown at home than those you can buy in any produce stand or grocery store.

Tomatoes are the base ingredient in many products that you can easily make at home, and growing tomatoes indoors can make the entire list that much fresher! Among many other things, some of the more obvious things you can make from the fresh tomatoes you have grown are salsa, homemade spaghetti sauce just like from the old country, then of course there is juice and many other products.

For starters, you’ll want to choose from a variety of tomato that is not susceptible to cracking. These types will do better indoors under lights, and as an added bonus, these are also better suited when you want to make tomato paste and sauce. Next you will want to prepare a good starting soil mixture. The best I have found is a standard potting soil mixture that includes about 10% or so of worm castings already added. You can balance the ph of the soil by adding a teaspoon of hydrated lime to each gallon of potting soil. This is rich in calcium and is absolutely great for the tomatoes. This calcium prevents the blossoms from rotting later on down the line. You don’t want to start the soil too wet. Adding water a little at a time until you can get just about 2 or 3 drops of water out of it when you squeeze. Anything more than that and you will want to dry the soil out some before you start to use it.

Now, starting seeds is a critical time for the tomato plants. The resulting plants are delicate and need to be handled with care in the early stages of development. I recommend using nursery flats (these are the trays that have many sections) to start the seeds off. The larger ones are best. This way you don’t have to worry over transplanting them as they get bigger. By the time they outgrow that tray, they will be strong enough to handle easily.

Tomatoes germinate best at about 80 degrees and you’ll find that most of the seeds that you have planted will be up in about 12-15 days. Once they have begun popping up, you will want to remove the covers if they were used on the trays. At this point, you will want to use fluorescent lights placed about 6 inches above the plants and leave the lights on then for at least 18 hours of the day, and better still, leave them on 24 hours if possible.

By now you’re well on your way to having really great tasting tomatoes! Take good care of them and they will bear some fantastic fruit no matter what time of the year it is!

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Weekend Gardener — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:55:30 +0000

Seed packs
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