Posts Tagged ‘vegetable gardens’
Planting Asparagus
Though it is too early to plant asparagus, it is not too early to make plan and prepare the soil. This crop is a perennial and will survive for many…
Read MoreMarch Gardening Calendar
Houseplants Weeks 1-4: Two handsome houseplants that provide fragrant blossoms indoors this month are the Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) and Japanese pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira). Both thrive in average home conditions…
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About Seed Starting Containers
Starting seeds can be a truly rewarding practice for the home gardener, but it does require some basic know-how and the right materials. If you’re new to growing plants…
Read MorePlanting Asparagus
Though it is too early to plant asparagus, it is not too early to make plans and prepare soil. This crop is a perennial and will survive for many years…
Read MoreBlossom End Rot
If you have tomatoes with a sunken, brown leathery patch on the bottom of the fruit, you probably have blossom end rot. Though most common on tomatoes, blossom end rot…
Read MoreTime to Plant Potatoes Approaching
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so it is time to get seed potatoes in the ground. Actually any time from mid- to late-March is fine for potato…
Read MoreLettuce
Though lettuce is most often planted directly from seed in late March to early April, it can be started from transplants. Transplants allow lettuce to mature earlier so that it…
Read MoreVegetables Produce Flowers But No Fruit
If you have vegetables that are blooming but not setting fruit, you may have a problem with flower pollination. There are several possible reasons for this that usually…
Read MoreGardeners’ Gathering April 10th
Thursday April 10, 2014 The Not Too Big Vegetable Garden The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City present: “The Not Too Big Vegetable Garden” Thursday April 10, 2014, 6:30 pm…
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