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National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Winter Salad Bowl No matter where you live a cold frame or tunnel greenhouse can put just-picked salads on the table through the coldest months. |
National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Get A Head The reason a lot of people start taking cabbage for granted is that it often turns out to be too much of a good thing. With a little planning before you plant, you can arrange your harvest according to your needs. |
National Gardening |
Growing Endive & Chicory In recent years gourmet European and Asian greens have gained popularity in this country. They add a spicy taste and an interesting texture to regular salads. |
National Gardening |
Cabbage Family Greens These cabbage family greens make great additions to any salad garden. |
National Gardening Kris Wetherbee |
Sweet Beets For a quick-maturing and nutritious vegetable, you can't beat beets... |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. |
National Gardening Ellen Ogden |
Savoring Spinach Information on the nutritional benefits of spinach, plus growing tips and recipes. |
National Gardening Frank Morton |
Kale, the Power Vegetable No other vegetable is as hardy and adaptable. And no other offers experiment-minded gardeners so many opportunities... |
National Gardening Kathryn Khosla |
Growing Leeks In mild-winter regions, sow leek seeds in July, then harvest the following spring. |
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler |
Bountiful Basil This essential herb offers a world of scents and flavors |
National Gardening |
Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
National Gardening |
Growing Onions As with most vegetables, you can start onions from seed in the garden. But many onions have relatively long growing seasons and onion seeds don't germinate quickly, so it's often better to start the crop another way. You can set out transplants, or you can plant "sets" (half-grown onions). |
National Gardening David Cavagnaro |
Amaranths: Ancient and Modern Heirloom curiosities or New Age food plants? |
National Gardening |
Plant Greens in Wide Rows Wide-row planting involves broadcasting seeds in a wide band, thus creating thicker rows with fewer paths in between. Not all vegetables, of course, are meant for wide rows. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Durable, Delectable Nasturtiums They're charming, easy, and good to eat, too |
National Gardening |
Cultivating Greens Weeds are green and while some, like lamb's quarters and purslane, can be eaten as greens, you really don't want them growing in among your salad crops. They steal moisture, fertilizer and sunlight. |
National Gardening Ann Whitman |
Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
National Gardening Conrad Richter |
Growing Herbs Indoors Even just a few indoor pots of herbs can supply you with wonderful flavors and herbal gifts through the rest of the year. |
National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Annuals A colorful way to garden this winter... |
National Gardening |
Corn: Planting Variations If you like experimenting, there are some variations on the basic planting methods you may want to try. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
Heirloom Beans Top chefs pick the most flavorful heirloom beans |
National Gardening |
Food Gardening 101 It's a great treat to go shopping in your own garden to harvest fresh food. A small, well-tended garden can be just as productive as a large one that is ignored, so it is a good idea to start small and expand it as you need more space. |
National Gardening Evelyn Gaspar |
Best Herbs for Teas Some picks for the most flavorful and widely adapted "tea" plants for home gardens, along with tips for harvesting and favorite recipes. |
National Gardening Kasha & David Furman |
Chinese Tree Peonies A guide for planting and cultivating Chinese tree peonies. |
Seasoned Cooking July 2010 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Preparing Greens Preparing greens for cooking tends to take some time. I find that spending a little time preparing them in advance really helps speed things along and makes cooking much easier. |
National Gardening Lynn Byczynski |
Organic Flower Farming Growing cut flowers for farmers' markets. |
This Old House March 27, 2001 Lynn Ocone |
Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine... |
National Gardening |
Working with Onion Transplants Onion transplants may need special care when first planted in the ground. Here are some techniques to keep in mind. |
National Gardening June 2000 Charlie Nardozzi |
Delightful Delphiniums New forms of these classic garden flower are more heat tolerant |
National Gardening |
Sweet Corn Essentials Tips on planting, growing, and harvesting sweet corn. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
The National Gardening Greenhouse The season never ends in the home solarium. |
National Gardening John R. Dunmire |
Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion. |
National Gardening Robert E. Gough |
The Mighty Lingonberry Why, where, how to grow lingonberries. |
National Gardening Robert Kouric |
Herbes de Provence How to grow and make this gourmet seasoning |
National Gardening |
Planting Onions Plant your sets early in the spring. Onions do best if the temperature is cool when they start to grow, and warm as they mature. |
National Gardening Ben Watson |
Veteran Vegetables While you're planting some of the newest vegetables, don't forget to leave some room for these classics. |
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
National Gardening Ben Watson |
Hybrid or Open Pollinated Is one type of vegetable seed better than another? |
National Gardening Vicky Congdon |
Smoke Bush Cotinus, or smoke bush, can be grown across the United States and is available in several varieties. Buying, planting and growing suggestions are offered. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens |
National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie |
Seed Catalog Savvy Reading between the lines to find the best varieties for your garden... |
Popular Mechanics September 19, 2008 Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
National Gardening |
Choosing Tomato Varieties Healthy, vigorous tomato vines can produce a lot of fruit. But of the thousands of varieties available, how do you narrow your choices? |
National Gardening |
Planting Peas You can plant peas in a number of different fashions. Check to see which one suits your garden best. |
National Gardening Bruce Butterfield |
Gardeners: Start Your Seeds! Our own "professional" home gardener shares his methods |
National Gardening |
Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates. |