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  • Cucumbers on a Trellis

    If you are running short on space and still want to grow cucumbers in your garden, try growing them on a trellis. The cucumber is typically grown in mounds on the ground. However, this warm weather plant can be trained (pretty easily) to grow up a trellis. This not only saves you a ton of space in the...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 09-10-2009

  • Finding Extra Space for Plants

    Making the most of your garden space takes a little thought and preparation. If you are planting short-season plants, you can do this by planting them in the shade of mature summer plants. The shady space next to tomatoes would work well for planting such vegetables as spinach , kale, or peas. Adding...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-08-2009

  • Growing Asparagus

    Asparagus is a great vegetable to grow for a garden, especially because it is a perennial (so it will come back year after year). Patience is key with this one, because it takes a couple years to get asparagus going. You don't want to start harvesting the spears until the plant is 3 years old. Although...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 09-02-2009

  • Interesting Container Ideas

    If you are looking to decorate the outside of your home, try decorative planters. They allow you to bring living plant material in areas that you might not otherwise be able to. With as many choices that are out there today, you can get containers in about any size, shape, or color that you can imagine...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 07-26-2009

  • Beets: A Cool-Weather Vegetable

    Plant beets in the spring about two weeks before the last frost, sowing them in succession every two weeks until June.They need to be sown about 2 inches apart in square foot blocks. It takes about two weeks for them to sprout if the soil temperature is below 50ºF, or about one week if the soil temperature...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 06-10-2009

  • Vegetables for cool and warm seasons.

    Some plants need cooler temperature in order to grow well, and others thrive on warm summer heat. The definition of a cool season is that night temperatures stay above 25º and below 60º. Although the length of time this temperature lingers differs every year, a typical cool season can be less than 60...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 05-11-2009
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