Fruits & Vegetables - Care Info
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Melons are warm-season fruits, which thrive in temperatures of 70° to 80° F. Read moreOrganic Controls for Tomatoes
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Read moreRaspberries for the Backyard Gardener
Raspberries ripen shortly after strawberries and make an excellent small fruit crop for summer and fall depending on the cultivars selected. Read moreGrowing Peas in the Home Garden
Get an early start on the gardening season by growing peas. Just when you are beginning to doubt that spring will ever come, you can trek out to the garden and sow seeds of a vegetable that loves the cold a lot more than you do. Read moreGrowing Strawberries for the Home Garden
Growing strawberries in your home garden can be an interesting and rewarding experience. By growing various cultivars (varieties) of strawberries, you can pick ripe fruit from late spring until frost in the fall. Read moreVegetable Gardening in Containers
If your vegetable gardening is limited by insufficient space or an unsuitable area, consider the possibility of raising fresh, nutritious, homegrown vegetables in containers. A window sill, a patio........... Read moreSeed Potato Fact Sheet
Potatoes need a rich, loose, slightly acid soil. Use plenty of organic matter and add 5-10-10 or a similar low-nitrogen fertilizer, about 10 pounds per 100 feet of row, or as instructed on the fertilizer label. Read more
Asparagus
Asparagus is most productive on deep, well-drained, sandy loam soils, but will do well on other soils if it has good drainage. The soil reaction (pH) should be maintained between 6.8 and 7.0.
Read moreGrowing Grapes
Pick an area with full sun or partial shade where ground is fertile and well drained. The addition of Perlite and compost will help heavy clay soils. Remember grapes need support and can eventually grow 15’ wide. Read more