Growing up on a farm, I thought everyone had an acre or two set aside as a vegetable garden. It wasn't until I owned my first home that I was faced with starting a garden from scratch in a different ...

You just need the right vegetables and a few smart decisions upfront. Whether you have a backyard or just a few containers on ...

With fresh, year-round produce available at the grocery store, vegetable gardening for beginners may seem pointless, not to mention challenging. But growing fruits and vegetables is a great way to ...

Starting your first vegetable garden can seem a little daunting, but we're here to help you plan and plant like a pro. A few ...

This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods.

The Jan/Feb 2025 issue of Texas Gardener magazine always contains their annual Spring Planting Guide which then triggers me to give veggie gardeners a heads-up. This guide provides valuable ...

Knowing when and how to apply fertilizer can make all the difference in vegetable gardens.

Gardeners are an inquisitive bunch, but the thing about our questions is that most other people have them, too. Here’s an assortment of questions we received but didn’t have time to answer during our ...

As Texas leaves behind the cold months of winter and heads into the warmer temperatures of spring, you may want to begin planning your vegetable garden. Whether you’re brand new to growing or you’ve ...

How are you doing on your fall vegetable garden? The soil should have been prepared by incorporating 2 inches of compost and 10 cups of slow release 19-05-09 fertilizer into each 100-square feet ...

Most gardeners wait too long. By the time the last frost has safely passed and the soil feels truly warm, you have already ...

We are fortunate in Florida to have two growing seasons for vegetables. In the spring (actually late winter), we can plant warm season crops like beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers and cucumber. If you ...