Garden Tips: How to prepare for planting fall veggies
Growing a productive fall vegetable garden takes thoughtful planning and good cultural practice. Here are some guidelines to help ensure a bountiful harvest of fall vegetables.
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Haven’t you always wanted better, fresher, more colorful vegetables from your neighborhood market? You can only guess what those old veggies have been through before their arrival at the store. It’s hard to imagine what type of chemicals were used to keep them fresh for weeks at a time and then you’re going to bring these into your home where they may sit in your fridge for another week. How much more can a lowly vegetable endure before it starts to rot?
There is a way around this and it’s just a perfect idea for the health conscious person… an indoor vegetable garden will satisfy that desire for pure, clean, unadulterated, fresh tasting salad or steamed veggies. You can grow these right in your own kitchen with all the available tools out there.
It doesn’t take an agricultural degree to produce vegetables from an indoor vegetable garden; there is tons of information available to assist you along the way. What a great feeling to offer your family safe wholesome food you produced with your new hobby. The tools are available to produce an indoor vegetable garden your own. You can have an indoor vegetable garden on your balcony, (weather permitting) a bright sunny spot in the corner of a room or on a window sill.
Veggies and flowers are good container partners
By KELLY HEIDBREDER BLADE GARDEN COLUMNIST Have you ever wanted to plant a little vegetable garden, but didn’t want to suffer the backache that could come with using a pick-ax to till up a small patch of hard clay? Or maybe you just don’t have the space to spare. I’ve come across a fantastic resource with great ways to start urban farming right on your patio or driveway. Pamela Crawford’s book …
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