When to Pick Vegetables

At Harvest Time

It can be difficult to discern whether some vegetables are ready to harvest. They may appear to be mature but how can we tell for sure. There are tips and tricks to knowing when your vegetables are ready to pull from the vines.
Click the following link for a guide to help you know when to harvest your vegetables.

A Guide to Know When to Harvest Vegetables.

Happy Harvesting

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Plants That Do Well Together: Companion Planting

Companion Planting a Garden

Companion Plants Bring Harmony to the Garden

The following are important advantages to planting certain vegetables near other certain vegetables in your garden:

• As an effective way to minimize the need for insecticide.

• Attract insects that are beneficial to the growth of the vegetables.

• Repel harmful insects.

• Help amend the soil with nutrients for other plants that require them.

• Take up nutrients from the soil more than other plants.

This guide describes the companion planting method and plants that work well together.

Grow a Vegetable Garden the Easy Way 

I use this method and find it to work well in growing healthy plants.

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Saving Seeds Exchange

Seed Savers Exchange began as a simple exchange of seeds among gardeners seeking to preserve the rich gardening heritage their ancestors had brought to this country.


Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver by Whealy, Diane Ott

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