When growing a veggie garden, it’s always best to start the seeds indoors to ensure the plants develop without fear of a hard frost, and planting beet seeds is the easiest part of the gardening process. However, these seeds require the right soil temperature, seed depth, and water for pr...
I found that planting sweet corn and pole beans together did not work well in my northern garden. The corn was crushed by the beans before it could get well established. Similarly, planting the corn and squash together led to the squash strangling the corn. What did work well for me was ...
Consider alternating beets with radishes, which grow fast and loosen the dirt. Cover the beet seeds with a thin layer of soil, then sprinkle a little water. Keep the soil moist to encourage germination. Beet seeds typically germinate in 5 to 12 days. The process may take longer in cool te...
Tomatoes and basil are natural companions in the kitchen and garden. Basil repels certain insect pests, such as thrips, and also disorients moths that lay tomato hornworms. Aphids severely crimp your crop! But aphids can’t stand garlic! With this in mind, garlic planted as a barrier make...
Many flowers rich in nectar and irresistible to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are also a big draw for insects that make a meal of garden pests. Hoverflies can’t resist the sunny-side-up charms of poached egg plants (Limnanthes douglasii), and they love a meal of juicy aphids...
The chemicals are most concentrated in the seeds, but isolating the plants is best. Keep fennel in its own garden area, separate from your crops, particularly nightshades like potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants. It is often grown in a large container or planted alongside dill, which is in th...
Both their roots and leafy tops are edible and are very high in iron. The Beet "seeds" that you buy are actually fruit capsules containing several seeds.Soak them in warm water for 24 hours before plantingthem in the garden, ½" deep in rows 18"-24" apart in early spring. Germination...
You can plant beet seeds directly in your garden about eight to 10 weeks before the first expected frost and harvest them in time for the holidays. Beets harvested in fall have stronger colors than spring-planted beets, Goldman says, and fall beets often have higher sugar levels as well. So...
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Seeds started later in the season when soils have warmed to 75 degrees will perform even better and may outcompete seedlings that were planted earlier. Although pumpkin vines will quickly spread through the garden, plants usually need between 80 and 120 days before fruit will be ready to harvest...