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Making your dream vegetable garden a reality when you have a small space is anything but impossible, thanks to container gardening! It may look more like window boxes and terracotta pots filled with ...
FARGO — I was just out in the yard and saw two birds stuck together in a tree. I don’t know much about birds, but I’m guessing they’re velcrows. Speaking of yardwork, there’s a segment of our ...
When you don’t have the space for a conventional garden, or if the space you do have is too shady, try growing vegetables in containers. Container gardening lets you put the right plant in the right ...
Not everyone is blessed to have a large, sunny garden, but even if you’ve only got a postage stamp sized patio, you can have a vegetable garden by growing in containers. Contra Costa Master Gardener ...
There are many draws to vegetable garden container ideas, from their compact nature and flexibility through to the increased yields that each pot can produce. In fact, most vegetables grow well in ...
You don’t need a large garden to grow your own vegetables. Although having a dedicated vegetable patch is ideal and will give you ample room to grow a whole range of crops, it’s still possible to ...
Stephanie Dickerson of Santa Rosa asks: Can I grow vegetables in containers? And if so, can you tell me some general rules of thumb? If you’re limited in garden space, you can still grow a vegetable ...
Growing vegetables in containers is an activity that can bring families joy and the reward of fresh, tasty vegetables from right outside the door, said Shaun Francis, Extension horticulture specialist ...
Many vegetables adapt to containers, but some are better suited. These include warm-season peppers, bush varieties of beans, cucumbers and tomatoes, and cool-season finger carrots, chard, kale, ...
Until quite recently, buying commercially grown vegetables and herbs was cheaper than trying to grow them at home. Low prices, together with time pressures on modern families, resulted in the decline ...