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How to Revive Heat-Stressed Vegetable Plants
How to Revive Heat-Stressed Vegetable Plants
Most gardeners have experienced it. You walk out to the garden after several days of scorching heat, expecting to see your vegetables thriving in the sun. Instead, your tomatoes are drooping, peppers have stopped flowering, and your lettuce has decided...
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Signs Your Raised Bed Soil Needs More Compost
Signs Your Raised Bed Soil Needs More Compost
One of the biggest misconceptions about raised bed gardening is that you only need to fill the bed once. With my first raised beds, I filled them with a good soil mix, planted tomatoes, peppers, and herbs, and enjoyed a...
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10 Colorful Veggies that Go Well with Flowers
10 Colorful Veggies that Go Well with Flowers
To many gardeners, vegetable patches and flowers are like fire and water, living in strict segregation from each other. Vegetables were the utilitarian workers that lived to serve, ultimately ending up on salad plates, while flowers were the showy aristocrats...
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Why Your Plants Stop Setting Fruit in Late July
Why Your Plants Stop Setting Fruit in Late July
I hear the same question every summer: "My tomato plant is big...so why am I barely getting any tomatoes?" Usually, the plant is healthy. The leaves are lush and green, and the stems keep growing. But the fruit just isn't...
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How to Freeze and Dry Your Herbs
How to Freeze and Dry Your Herbs
There's a point every summer when my herb garden seems to grow faster than I can manage it. One week, I'm snipping a few sprigs of basil for the kitchen. By the next, my basil has become a leafy jungle,...
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The Ultimate Backyard World Cup Watch Party Garden Checklist
The Ultimate Backyard World Cup Watch Party Garden Checklist
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest soccer event in the world, and since it only happens every four years, it deserves a more elaborate reception than just a screen in the living room. This blog walks through everything you...
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How Do Self-Watering Planters Work? A Complete Guide
How Do Self-Watering Planters Work? A Complete Guide
You fill the reservoir once, walk away, and somehow your basil stays lush for two weeks while you are on vacation. It feels like a small miracle the first time it happens. Self-watering planters have become one of the most...
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Summer Gardening Tips: Beat the Heat & Drought in July
Summer Gardening Tips: Beat the Heat & Drought in July
By the time July rolls around, the excitement of spring planting has given way to one of the biggest challenges of the gardening season: keeping everything alive through the heat. Tomatoes are loaded with fruit, cucumbers seem to grow overnight,...
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Beginner's Guide to Plant Supports
Beginner's Guide to Plant Supports
Plants almost always grow bigger than you expect. Every spring, I tell myself I'll stay ahead of my tomatoes. Install supports early, tie up the vines regularly, and keep everything neat. Every year, I'm reminded that giving vegetables proper support...
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Summer Vegetable Troubleshooting Guide
Summer Vegetable Troubleshooting Guide
Every summer, there's a point when even experienced gardeners walk into the garden and spot issues right away. Maybe your tomato leaves are curling. Or perhaps your cucumber plant looked healthy a few days ago but suddenly looks wilted. Perhaps...
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At Vego Garden, our goal is to redefine Raised Garden Beds. The company was founded with the goal of launching a modular metal garden bed system with a 20+ year life expectancy, utilizing eco-friendly metal materials instead of cutting down trees. We emphasize innovative design and high quality with our products. The name vego carries the spirit of DIY modular raised beds suitable for growing vegetables.

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