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Growing tomatoes is simple, fun and rewarding. With just a little bit of care, you can grow ripe tomatoes with flavors miles apart from what’s available in the supermarket. Follow this guide on how to grow tomatoes to get the most out of your seedlings.Before you take out a shovel to dig a hole for

Radishes are a cool-season vegetable that can mature very quickly. The small, round varieties will get woody if grown in hot temperatures. Radishes are direct seeded in the garden. They can be started very early in the spring, as soon as the ground is relatively dry and can be worked and again in late fall,

Lettuce is a cool-season crop and is best grown in either spring or fall when temperatures do not go to extremes. However, even though lettuce likes to grow during cool, damp days, lettuce seed germinates best in temperature around 70 degrees F.This means you should start early spring plantings in the garden with seedlings, rather

Where to Grow Peas Green Peas thrive in cool weather and young plants will tolerate light frosts. Once germinated, green peas adapt well to the cold, damp climate of early spring. Peas must be planted as early as possible in the spring to get a full harvest before hot summer temperatures arrive and put an

Onions are a must-grow vegetable. To start, onions are very easy to grow and, properly prepared, bulbs will store reliably for up to six months. As with potatoes, there’s something deeply satisfying about the weighty harvest you can get from even a small area, and as the starting point to so many recipes, there’s every

Garlic isn’t hard to grow. Growing garlic plants is almost ridiculously easy. It has a few important requirements that are easily met: decent soil, adequate moisture, and, of course, planting and harvesting at the right time.When is the right time for planting garlic? Plant garlic four to six weeks before the ground freezes in your

Carrots are packed full of healthy vitamins and minerals, including beta-carotene, an antioxidant that produces Vitamin A and is linked to improved lung health, cognitive ability, and can help to reduce macular degeneration, an age-related disease that causes a loss of vision. So, carrots really are an amazing vegetable that gives you a healthy boost

Potatoes are one of the most satisfying vegetables to grow. They are a filling vegetable and can be used as a side dish at any time. Potatoes are especially good for preparing your body for the winter to come.To plant a crop of potatoes you’ll need to get hold of some seed or sprouting potatoes,

Adding pops of flavour to your food is all about using fresh herbs. And what better way to add fresh flavour to dishes (and save money) than with your own herb garden?It’s not as hard as it sounds. All you need are the right pots, materials and a plan. So whether you’re a home cook

Cucumbers can be started indoors from seed, either purchased or saved and harvested from previous plants, in peat pots or small flats and transplanted to the garden a couple of weeks thereafter but only when all danger of frost has passed. Before you move them to the garden, however, harden the plants off in a