Category Archives: Vegetable Gardening Tips
February 22, 2012 Picking a Japanese Cucumber?
Question:Two questions here. I have a Japanese cucumber plant and I have cucumber growing. This is my first time vegetable gardening, so I don’t know when to harvest the veggies. The cucumber that is growing looks like a dill pickle. It is about 5 1/2 ” long and just about an inch – inch 1/2 [...]
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February 20, 2012 Container gardening. When should I add mulch? I’m growing vegetables.?
Question:I’ve been reading online that I should leave room at the top of the container for mulching later on. However, I can’t seem to find WHEN I should add the mulch. These plants have been in their large containers for about a month now. Should I just go ahead and add mulch now? Tomato plants [...]
Tags: container, Gardening, growing, mulch, should, vegetables
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February 19, 2012 What vegetables are good for mushroom compost?
Question:I recently added a garden on the side of my house, it is a raised bed 3″ of mushroom compost. It gets alot of sun, some shade in the evening. Alot of my plants have turned white and died, does anyone have any tips or ideas on successfully growing my veggie garden?
Tags: compost, good, mushroom, vegetables
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February 17, 2012 What grows well in the this climate (vegetables on a terrace)?
Question:I am moving to a town near Frankfurt, Germany into an apartment with a large terrace and I wanted to know what grows well in that area, and when. I know a little about the climate, but I don’t know enough about gardening to put the two together. Is there a US region that is [...]
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February 16, 2012 Vegetable/fruit garden in Missouri?
Question:I need help. Like, what are some good fruits and veggies to plant, some care tips, what the heck I need to do. I did do some research but I am completely lost. Please, no pesticides/chemical fertilizers and the like.
Tags: garden, Missouri, Vegetable/fruit
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February 15, 2012 When do I plant vegetables in zone 5?
Question:I am beginning my first vegetable garden this year. I live in west central Illinois, zone 5. We are still getting some freezing temps, so do I wait to till the land and everything until it’s warmer? Then plant in May when it is hot or what? I am new to this so any tips [...]
Tags: Plant, vegetables, zone
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February 15, 2012 fall gardening in north florida?
Question:i want to start a fall garden in my backyard. does any one have some tips for me and what vegetables should I put in it?
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February 11, 2012 how deep to dig a vegetable garden?
Question:hey im digging a small vegetable garden (3×6) and was wondering how deep i should dig it? This will be my first garden, and i was wondering how i should fill her up. Obviously potting soil, but is there anything else i should mix in? Potting soil is kind of expensive. Any gardening tips for [...]
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December 5, 2011 Could someone answer a few questions concerning my new rabbit?
Question:About a week ago my sister and I noticed a black and white rabbit hanging around our backyard. One day while picking vegetables from the garden, the rabbit hopped up to my sister. We thought that it was obviously domestic because of it’s color and behavior so we put it in our old guinea pig’s [...]
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December 3, 2011 Gardening in northwest Georgia?
Question:What are some good plants to grow? Well everyone knows about the economy not doing good and i find that vegetables have gone up. Lemons at my market are 2 dollar for one! Where other places are 3 for a dollar so i wanted to start my own little garden. What are some good and [...]
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