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How to Know When Cucumbers Are Ready to Harvest (Before They Turn Bitter)
How to Know When Cucumbers Are Ready to Harvest (Before They Turn Bitter)
The tricky part about growing cucumbers is that they do not always give obvious signals that they are ready. Leave them on the vine too long, and that crisp, refreshing cucumber can turn into something with tough skin, large seeds,...
3 min read
Do You Need a Humidity Dome? Benefits, Uses, and When to Use One
Do You Need a Humidity Dome? Benefits, Uses, and When to Use One
A humidity dome has a very specific purpose. It’s simple to use, but getting good results still comes down to using it at the right time and in the right way. Before you start, it helps to understand what humidity...
2 min read
Best Materials for Raised Garden Beds: A Gardener's Guide
Best Materials for Raised Garden Beds: A Gardener's Guide
Building a raised garden bed is one of the most rewarding decisions a gardener can make. You control the soil, improve drainage, extend your growing season, and save your knees from years of bending. But before you fill a single...
4 min read
Late Summer Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting Guide
Late Summer Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting Guide
By late summer, your vegetable garden can look somewhat different from the one you planted in spring. The plants are bigger, the harvests are heavier, and the weather is less forgiving.  Some of your spring vegetables are clearing out, and...
5 min read
6 Signs Your Strawberries Are Perfectly Ripe Before You Harvest Them
6 Signs Your Strawberries Are Perfectly Ripe Before You Harvest Them
Strawberry patches are fun to watch grow. At first, they look like nothing more than leafy green plants with small white flowers in your garden beds, and then suddenly, bright red berries begin peeking through the leaves. After weeks of...
3 min read
How to Tell When Zucchini Is Ready to Pick: 8 Tips Gardeners Swear By
How to Tell When Zucchini Is Ready to Pick: 8 Tips Gardeners Swear By
Zucchini might be one of the easiest vegetables to grow, but knowing when to harvest it can be surprisingly tricky. Pick it too early, and you may miss out on size, but wait too long, and you can end up...
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How to Refresh Raised Beds Between Summer and Fall Crops
How to Refresh Raised Beds Between Summer and Fall Crops
There’s a time in late summer when a raised bed can look both productive and exhausted at the same time. The tomatoes are still ripening, and maybe a cucumber vine is producing its last crop. But take a closer look...
6 min read
What Grows Best in a Greenhouse Through Each Season?
What Grows Best in a Greenhouse Through Each Season?
Having a greenhouse can change the way you garden. You have a little more control over temperature and growing conditions. A greenhouse can give seedlings an earlier start in spring, protect your crops, extend harvests into fall, and provide a...
6 min read
How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
Every August, there comes a point when the garden stops asking whether you want more food. The zucchini that was small a few days ago has suddenly grown big. Peppers seem to ripen in every corner of the plant. Your...
6 min read
Seed Saving 101: How to Harvest and Store Seeds from Your Best Plants
Seed Saving 101: How to Harvest and Store Seeds from Your Best Plants
By August, the garden starts giving you clues about which plants really earned their place. Maybe your largest pepper came from a particularly healthy plant, or your basil has stayed productive despite weeks of summer heat. Instead of letting their...
6 min read

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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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