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What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and Winter

#climate change #cold weather #Cultivation #edible plants #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #greenhouse #harvest #veggie garden #winter

A greenhouse can extend your gardening season long after summer crops begin to fade. It provides a protected place for your vegetables as the nights get colder, like seedlings, herbs, or tender plants that would struggle outdoors as temperatures drop....

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How to Know When Cucumbers Are Ready to Harvest (Before They Turn Bitter)

#Better Gardening #Cultivation #Garden Beds #gardening tips #Green Thumb Knowledge #harvest #Plant Cultivation

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

#Cultivation #DIY #easy gardening #Garden Prep #gardening tools #humidity #Raised Beds #Seeds #seeds and seedlings #soil

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

How to Protect Your Garden From the First Frost

#climate change #DIY #garden protection #gardening tips #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #greenhouse #harvest #Outdoors #winter

There's usually some panic that comes with the first frost. You look at the garden and suddenly see all the tomatoes that haven't ripened, or herbs you've been harvesting all summer. The forecast says temperatures are about to drop, and...

5 min read

Best Materials for Raised Garden Beds: A Gardener's Guide

#beginner-friendly #Creative #Cultivation #DIY #edible plants #Garden Bed Design and Preparation #Garden Beds #raised garden bed #Watering #Watering and Irrigation

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

Managing Late Summer Burnout: The Minimum Effective Care Checklist

#Better Gardening #fall #garden planning #garden protection #hacks #Plant Selection and Care #Planters #Raised Beds #summer gardening

By late summer, managing your garden can start to feel like a chore. Plants are growing everywhere, tomatoes need picking, and the list of things you have to maintain keeps getting longer. But your garden does not need your constant...

4 min read

Late Summer Vegetable Garden Troubleshooting Guide

#climate change #Cultivation #Fall Garden #garden planning #garden protection #hacks #harvest #Plant Selection and Care #Pro-Tips

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

Unusual Sunflowers to Grow in the Garden

#flowers #garden #Garden Prep #Green Thumb Knowledge #Outdoors #perennials

Unusual colors and flower mutations always prompt fascination among gardeners. Sunflowers are one of those oddities that manage to break a few trends: a deep-seated disgust with the color yellow, and appearing at a frequency rare enough to deem them...

4 min read

6 Signs Your Strawberries Are Perfectly Ripe Before You Harvest Them

#Better Gardening #Cultivation #food #fruit #Green Thumb Knowledge #harvest #strawberries #summer gardening

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

#Cultivation #edible plants #Fall Garden #garden to table #gardening tips #harvest #Plant Cultivation #vegetable gardening #veggie garden

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...

3 min read

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About Vego

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.