Started indoors from seeds back in February, these red kale plants were the first plants to go into the ground this season. Once fully grown, they will provide abundant fresh leaf vegetables for a household of four throughout this season. We planted them in the section where beans were grown last year. This practice is…

We had a hectic morning here at the Veggie-Bed cleaning up our neglected garden. The first order of business was to pick all the ripe vegetables. Later this afternoon, any plant with signs of infestation or disease will be removed and placed in the trash. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a…

Click on embedded links for more information These four young Dixie Hybrid squash plants are ready for us to plant out in the garden. We started them in the germination incubator and later moved them to the greenhouse, where they continue to develop. A yellow crookneck summer squash, Dixie Hybrid yields much fruit throughout the…

Click on embedded links for more information This tray of cherry tomato seedlings was transplanted to 6-inch pots to continue growing. We placed them back into the germination incubator so that we can control their environment. Eventually, we will move the young plants to the greenhouse until they can be planted out in the garden…

We grow leafy greens in containers here at the Veggie-Bed. Some of our favorites are collards, kale, and broccoli. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part of Urban Gardening’s mission of encouraging and sharing information about vegetable gardening throughout the world, please join our group on Facebook: Contact Us

We did a quick walkthrough in the leafy vegetable garden today. The cool weather and rain have helped the greens grow. In this short video clip, we have broccoli, collards, and kale.

Click on embedded links for more information ‘Planting out‘ is some of the jargon used by gardeners that means to take a young plant that is growing in a container and transplant the plant in the ground to grow. We spent most of the morning planting out the leafy vegetables. This spring crop of leafy…