How to Plant and Grow

Your Own Vegetable Garden

Planning your garden,
Preparing the soil, and
Planting your vegetables!

GARDEN TALK

Gardener to Gardener

By early spring we’’re all
itching to get outside in the garden.
While it may still be too early
for digging and planting in
many parts of the country,
it’s not too soon to start in on
pruning chores. Get out in the garden!

When I’m writing, I think about the garden, and when I’m in the garden I think about writing. I do a lot of writing by putting something in the ground.

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How to Plant and Grow
Your Own Vegetable Garden

There are few things that are as satisfying to a home gardener, than to wander out to the vegetable garden, harvest and consume the fruits of their labor. Successful vegetable gardening involves far more than just popping a few seeds into the ground and waiting for a tomato to appear. Planting is only the third step of the three ‘P’s.

Planning your garden, Preparing the soil, and Planting your vegetables!

As you sit down to plan your garden, please consider adding a few extra plants and donate a little of your bounty to your local food bank or second harvest organization. Give a helping hand to those who may not have the opportunity to grow their own.