We are taking photos to document the progress of gardens featured in our Kitchen Garden Planner. Watch the slideshow to see how they’re looking. If you’re growing a vegetable garden that you designed using our Kitchen Garden Planner, please add some photos of your garden to our online album. The Plant It and Forget It Garden on June 21. See it in our slideshow. Our Kitchen Garden Planner features eight pre-planned garden designs for 3x6 ft. raised beds. This summer we are growing Read more [...]

No room for an herb garden? Th Multi-Pocket Grow Bag might change your mind! With 16 planting holes on the sides and a "rooftop" garden on top, we were able to fill this planter with a wide range of culinary herbs, including rosemary, basil, thyme, sage, parsley, oregano, chervil, fennel, tarragon and chives. Herbs at home in the Multi-Pocket Grow Bag Variegated mint Globe basil No room for an herb garden? This tower of herbal power might change your mind! With 16 planting Read more [...]

Here in our Intervale display gardens the Insect Pop Up Nets have been a big success. The cucumber beetles have been shut out. Two cucumber trellises in a raised bed, covered with a tall Insect Pop Up Net. Between the two rows of cucumber plants is a row of fernleaf dill (the kind of dill that's grown for its foliage rather than its seedheads). The net will come off as soon as the plants begin to flower. By then, I hope, most of the beetles will have come and gone, and the plants Read more [...]

Gardener’s Supply has created a free interactive tool that makes it easier for gardeners to identify pest and disease problems, and determine effective, earth-friendly solutions. The tomato hornworm. Learn more about this foe in our Pest and Disease Detective. Late blight was a major problem for gardeners in 2009. The 2009 growing season presented home gardeners with some of the worst pest and disease problems in recent memory. For the most part, these troubles could be attributed Read more [...]

There are lots of good reasons to mulch your vegetable garden. Covering the soil with mulch conserves moisture, suppresses weed growth and helps control soil borne diseases. Here are some tips for choosing the best mulch for the job. Pro Weed Mat There are lots of good reasons to mulch your vegetable garden. Covering the soil with mulch conserves moisture, suppresses weed growth and helps control soil borne diseases. Here are some tips to help you choose the best mulch for the job. And Read more [...]

The latest technique for fending off cucumber beetles: Insect Pop-Up nets. After years of little success with cucumbers, I'm hoping these will do the trick. Planting Day May 29 3' x 6' Low Insect Pop-Up in position. Little cucumber seedlings nestled safely inside, with the Wire Cucumber Trellis in place. About 10 years ago, cucumber beetles took up residence in my vegetable garden and since that time I haven't been able to grow more than a couple decent cucumbers each Read more [...]

Want to grow lettuce from early spring on into the fall? It's all a matter of choosing the right varieties. For a long season of salad greens, plan on buying at least eight or 10 different kinds of seeds. An early spring crop of lettuce. For a succession of greens from spring to fall, read How to Grow Salad Greens All Year Long. More Information How to Grow Salad Greens All Year Long: A detailed guide to ensuring a steady crop from early spring to summer to fall. Read more [...]