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Is Growing Your Own Backyard Vegetable Garden Worth It?
Growing your own backyard vegetable garden is a rewarding endeavor. It offers delicious homegrown food, exercise, and a sense of empowerment while navigating challenges. With the relentless heat wave sizzling and torrential rains pounding between the heat wave breaks, the Veggie-Bed has taken a beating. The potato beds are soggy and giving way to a…
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Cultivating Okra: A Guide to Growing and Enjoying This Versatile Fruit-Vegetable
At the Veggie-Bed, we take pride in growing okra, one of our favorite late-summer fruit-vegetables, known for its vibrant green pods and versatile culinary uses. Okra, also known as lady’s fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family, related to hibiscus and cotton. It produces edible green seed pods that are widely used in…
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Harvesting Prizehead Lettuce Seeds: A Simple Guide
Here at the Veggie-Bed, we are collecting seeds from our Prizehead lettuce: Collecting seeds from Prizehead lettuce plants is a straightforward process. The plants produce seeds after they bolt, meaning that they flower. The flowers, though small and unattractive, are essential for seed production. As the blossoms fade, the flower heads turn yellow or brown.…
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A Guide to Cultivating and Harvesting a Vibrant Summer Delight
Yellow watermelons, with their vibrant, sunny yellow rind and sweet, honey-like flavor, are a unique and delightful addition to any garden. They are not only low in calories but also high in hydration, making them a perfect choice for a refreshing summer treat. When selecting a yellow watermelon, look for a uniform color and tap…
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From Sprouts to Harvest: The Journey of Climbing Pole Beans
At the Veggie-Bed, these small pole bean sprouts have embarked on their path toward becoming mature bean-producing plants. These climbers require sturdy trellises to support their upward growth, and they boast an impressive yield—2 to 3 times more than bush beans in the same area! We anticipate our first harvest in approximately 60 to 70…
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From Sugar Snap Peas to Pole Beans: A Nutrient-Smart Transition
After harvesting the sugar snap peas at the Veggie-Bed for the season, we removed them from the trellis and added organic compost to the soil. We are now planting pole beans in their place. Pole beans typically do not need much additional nutrients as they can capture nitrogen from the air through their leaves. We…
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Morning Harvest, Evening Feast
This morning, we had a successful harvesting session, gathering a bounty of fresh vegetables from the garden. We plucked ripe cucumbers and dug up some vibrant blue potatoes, which will make a delightful addition to tonight’s supper. It’s always rewarding to see the fruits of our labor culminate in a delicious evening feast. Photo by:…
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