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Tomato Problems in May (And How to Tackle Them Before Summer)

#beginner-friendly #Better Gardening #climate change #Cultivation #Garden Beds #garden planning #garden to table #harvest #tomatoes #Transplanting

May is when tomato season starts feeling real. Seedlings are finally in the ground, temperatures are warming up, and those small plants suddenly begin putting on growth almost overnight. But May is also when tomato problems start showing up. One...

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Plant Supports Explained: Tomato Cages, Trellises, and Towers for Your Garden

#Better Gardening #edible plants #food #Garden Prep #gardening tips #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #hacks #Plant Cultivation #tomatoes #trellis

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt as a gardener, it’s that plants can behave erratically. Like tomatoes that were supposed to grow uniformly suddenly sprawling across the garden bed. Or pea vines wrapping themselves around plants nearby. That’s the moment...

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Why do Tomatoes Split and How to Prevent It

#2025 gardening #edible plants #Fall Garden #Plant Cultivation #Plant Selection and Care #Planters #tomatoes

Perfect tomatoes are always applauded, but they are not always the reality; sometimes, splitting is inevitable. If you’ve ever been to a local farm, you’ll spy certain tomatoes whose surfaces have been marred with unsightly lines. Some, like heirlooms, are...

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Seed Saving 101: How to Collect Tomato Seeds for Next Year

#2025 gardening #food #Garden Prep #garden to table #gardening tips #organic gardening #Plant Selection and Care #tomatoes

If you’ve ever bitten into a juicy, sun-ripened tomato and wished you could grow ones with that exact flavor next year, then seed saving is your go-to. I’m here to share some of my seasoned tips on how to collect...

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Avoiding Gardening Mistakes That Kill Your Tomatoes

#2025 gardening #edible plants #food #Garden Prep #gardening tips #gardening tools #Green Thumb Knowledge #tomatoes

My fellow garden enthusiasts! You’ve probably had your fair share of tomato-growing trials and errors. Tomatoes are the staples of many home gardens, while they can also be rather temperamental. Let’s look at some common mistakes that can turn your...

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Gardening Planning 101: Start Your Year Green

#Better Gardening #composting #eco-friendly #garden design #garden oasis #gardening tips #gardening tools #perennials #pests #plants #soil #spring flowers #tomatoes #winter

We are about to usher in a new year of gardening folks! If you're like me, the first signs of spring usually mean genuine excitement for a new season of growth. Planning your garden for the coming year is not...

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National Candy Day – November 4

#fruit #fruit trees #organic gardening #tomatoes

In both fiction and real life, candy has seen a multitude of uses: invoking a sense of nostalgia of bygone days, helping evil witches lure in children, and in the early days, being used as medicine. From the iconic Reese’s...

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Strange Fruit: 8 Vegetables and Fruits That Used to Look a Lot Different

#gardening #Green Thumb Knowledge #tomatoes #vegetables

There are several things that come to mind when viewing a depiction of a watermelon done by Giovanni Stanchi, a 17th century Italian painter: ‘weird’, ‘surreal,’ and maybe even ‘fascinating. Among a cornucopia of staid fruits (peaches, pears, and squashes)...

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Determinate and Indeterminate Tomatoes

#Gardening #Organics #Tomatoes

Understanding Determinate and Indeterminate Tomatoes If you picture a vegetable garden, odds are good that it includes tomatoes. These plants are the No. 1 home garden crop in the U.S., according to the National Gardening Association. We suspect that’s because...

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Tomato Seed Starting - Start your Seeds for Fall

#Fall Garden #Organic #Seed Starting #Tomatoes

Growing Tomatoes in the Fall?Here are some simple steps to fresh sauce, salsa and soup For die-hard tomato lovers, growing tomatoes from seeds is worth the extra time and effort, because you can select more varieties of tomatoes—and did you...

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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.