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Best Cover Crops for Small Raised Beds: What to Plant Before Winter
Best Cover Crops for Small Raised Beds: What to Plant Before Winter
When the garden has slowed and the last vegetables are coming out of your raised beds, it's tempting to leave the soil until spring. But leaving your beds empty doesn't have to mean bare soil. Planting a cover crop before...
9 min read
The Joy of Slow Gardening
The Joy of Slow Gardening
Failed states, defined by massive debt, authoritarian leadership, deepening dissent, and brutal secret police forces, are not good places to live. While the global landscape may seem bleak, teetering on the brink of a downward spiral, many gardeners have found...
4 min read
How to Prepare Container Plants for Winter
How to Prepare Container Plants for Winter
Growing in containers can give you added flexibility when the weather turns cold. You can move a potted plant to a sheltered place, bring tender plants indoors, or protect the roots with extra insulation. But containers also have one disadvantage:...
8 min read
How to Protect Your Raised Beds From Snow and Freezing Temperatures
How to Protect Your Raised Beds From Snow and Freezing Temperatures
Your garden may look quiet as winter sets in, but there’s often still work to be done. Some hardy vegetables might keep growing, and certain plants may need extra protection, and your raised beds need to be ready for whatever...
7 min read
Greenhouse vs. Frost Cover: Which Is Better for Extending Your Growing Season?
Greenhouse vs. Frost Cover: Which Is Better for Extending Your Growing Season?
Winter is often referred to as the fallow season – a time when motivation dwindles to the negatives and fields lay barren. While often peddled as a season of cheery Christmas lights and banal platitudes that celebrate the sanctity of...
3 min read
How to Prepare Your Greenhouse for Winter: 7 Things to Check
How to Prepare Your Greenhouse for Winter: 7 Things to Check
Winter brings different challenges to your greenhouse. Freezing temperatures, strong winds, and shorter days all affect how well it performs, even if you're just growing a few trays or keeping herbs alive. The month of October is a good opportunity...
7 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Fall Garden Mums
The Ultimate Guide to Fall Garden Mums
As the summer sun begins to wane and the crisp, unmistakable breeze of autumn sweeps across the landscape, gardeners often find themselves wondering how to maintain vibrant outdoor spaces as blooms fade. Enter the quintessential champion of autumn curb appeal:...
4 min read
Stop Choosing Raised Garden Beds by Looks: Choose One Based on What You Grow
Stop Choosing Raised Garden Beds by Looks: Choose One Based on What You Grow
Raised garden beds are beautiful, especially because they give a garden a sense of order and structure. But choosing to add one to your garden is about more than aesthetics. There are many different garden bed designs, and each one...
3 min read
How to Winterize Your Greenhouse and Raised Beds Before First Frost
How to Winterize Your Greenhouse and Raised Beds Before First Frost
Your garden may still have a few things growing, but the arrival of the first frost often changes how you approach the coming season. Vegetables need extra protection, and watering routines start to change as winter sets in. Preparing now...
7 min read
How to Winterize Your Raised Garden Beds: 8 Things to Do Before Winter
How to Winterize Your Raised Garden Beds: 8 Things to Do Before Winter
When your summer crops are finishing and temperature starts to drop, it's tempting to put a halt to everything and leave it until spring. But putting in work in fall can make a difference to your raised beds when it's...
7 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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