“Vegetable gardens absolutely don’t have to be boring plots of green!” That joyful declaration sets the tone for Vibrant Harvest: Cultivating a Kaleidoscope of Colors in Your Vegetable Garden with Heirlooms, Modern Hybrids, and More, a new guide from gardener and educator Sandra Mao. The 2025 book invites home gardeners to rethink what a productive ...
Read More | Just VeggiesSpring is on the horizon and with it a new season to test, experiment and grow in the garden. For gardeners who love order and efficiency, it might be time to try out the Square Foot Gardening technique. And for those who already know about the wonders of Square Foot Gardening, there’s some exciting news ...
Read More | Just VeggiesWhere I garden, row covers can be a fall season saver. All that work and time I put into seeding, growing and tending a fall vegetable garden can be negated by a single hard frost. But row covers can protect crops of tender herbs and leafy greens. They allow me to extend my growing season ...
Read More | Just VeggiesGreen Lightening Squash is one of a handful of vegetables that were recently presented with the All-America Selections Award for 2025. It’s actually the second squash to receive the National Award for an edible variety this year. But unlike that other squash (you can read about Squash Thriller here), Green Lightening is a summer squash, ...
Read More | Just VeggiesIf gaining a deeper understanding of organic vegetable gardening is on your to-do list for 2025, the American Horticultural Society has published the book for you. AHS has partnered with Cool Springs Press to produce the organization’s first new book in more than 20 years, and it’s called Essential Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening. At ...
Read More | Just VeggiesNot all pumpkins are orange, and the new Buckskin pumpkin from Burpee is a great example of that. Buckskin is more of a buff color than a Jack-O-Lantern type orange. However, if you look inside, Buckskin is indeed the rich and deep orange you’d expect of a pumpkin. Buckskin is in that rare pumpkin category ...
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