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Plant Mutations in the Garden
Plant Mutations in the Garden
In medicine, malformations and maladies are cause for concern – rarely are they as innocuous as double eyelashes or violet eyes. However, what becomes a bane in humans is sought-after in the plant world. Mutations like unexpected coloring or unusual...
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How to Extend Your Growing Season Into Fall
The end of summer doesn't have to mean the end of the vegetable garden. You can still have plenty growing once the temperature drops. The key is to choose crops and growing methods that suit cooler weather. With the right...
7 min read
5 Sure Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest
5 Sure Signs Your Carrots Are Ready to Harvest
Root vegetables are more challenging to harvest because there is a lot of know-how and experience that goes into knowing when to pull a ready carrot. You can see the foliage, and sometimes you can see the top of the...
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What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and Winter
What to Grow in a Greenhouse This Fall and 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....
7 min read
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
How to Protect Your Garden From the First Frost
How to Protect Your Garden From the First Frost
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...
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Unusual Sunflowers to Grow in the Garden
Unusual Sunflowers to Grow in the Garden
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...
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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...
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What Can You Still Plant in August? A Zone-by-Zone Guide
What Can You Still Plant in August? A Zone-by-Zone Guide
August can be a funny month in the garden. The tomatoes and zucchinis are coming in faster than you can eat them, while some of your spring crops are a distant memory. You might look at the empty spaces in...
5 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

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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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