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What to Do with Too Many Tomatoes?
What to Do with Too Many Tomatoes?
Every tomato gardener dreams of having "too many tomatoes.” at least once.  One week, you're impatiently waiting for the first ripe tomato to turn red. Next, you're carrying baskets of them into the kitchen, wondering where you're going to put...
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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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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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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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Best Ways to Use Tomato Cages for Bigger and Healthier Tomatoes
Best Ways to Use Tomato Cages for Bigger and Healthier Tomatoes
The first ripe tomato of summer is supposed to end up in your hand, not split open on the ground because the stem could not hold its weight. That is exactly what happens when tomato plants grow unsupported. Their branches...
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Summer Vegetable Troubleshooting Guide
Summer Vegetable Troubleshooting Guide
Every summer, there's a point when even experienced gardeners walk into the garden and spot issues right away. Maybe your tomato leaves are curling. Or perhaps your cucumber plant looked healthy a few days ago but suddenly looks wilted. Perhaps...
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How to Support Heavy Tomato Plants in Summer
How to Support Heavy Tomato Plants in Summer
Your tomato plants start out small and manageable in spring. You install a few stakes, and everything seems under control. Then summer arrives. Suddenly, those once-tidy plants are six feet tall, loaded with fruit, and leaning dangerously in every direction....
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Vegetables That Grow Better on Trellises
Vegetables That Grow Better on Trellises
A big gardening mistake I made early on was assuming every vegetable belonged on the ground. After a while, cucumbers sprawled across paths, pole beans tangled themselves around nearby plants, and vines wanted to explore every corner of the garden....
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Tomato Cage Problems Every Gardener Runs Into
Tomato Cage Problems Every Gardener Runs Into
Tomato cages are a helpful tool in the garden, keeping fruit off the ground, improving airflow around the plant, and supporting heavy branches so tomatoes stay protected from pests and are easier to harvest throughout the season. However, they can...
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Raised Bed Layouts for Summer Harvests: How to Grow More
Raised Bed Layouts for Summer Harvests: How to Grow More
Summer gardening always starts with good intentions. A few tomatoes here, some cucumbers there, maybe a pepper plants too. Then midsummer arrives, and suddenly there are zucchinis blocking pathways, the tomatoes are crowding the basil, and you can barely move...
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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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