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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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3 Ways to Store Your Summer Harvest
3 Ways to Store Your Summer Harvest
If you have been gardening for a while, you’ve probably experienced this. After weeks of watering, weeding, and watching plants grow, all your plants seem to ripen at once. Tomatoes are piling up, cucumbers keep growing faster than you can...
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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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Tomato plant with blossom end rot showing dark sunken patch on the bottom of the fruit
How to Fix and Prevent Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes
Few things are more disappointing than spotting a large, beautiful tomato, and then noticing a dark, sunken patch developing on the bottom. The first time I encountered blossom end rot, I assumed my tomato was diseased.  Like many gardeners, I...
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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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The Stormy Weather Checklist for Your Garden
The Stormy Weather Checklist for Your Garden
Summer is the season when gardens look amazing and full of life, but are also at their most vulnerable. Especially when the weather forecast changes. Thunderstorms might move through the area, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds, and suddenly you're...
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How to Get Rid of Squash Vine Borers
How to Get Rid of Squash Vine Borers
Much like a poison that can topple kingdoms, it is often said that the deadliest operatives infiltrate from within, besieging the targeted organization through underhand, clandestine tactics. Squash borers, the scourge of squash gardeners everywhere, have mastered the art, becoming...
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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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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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