Q: We have a raised bed vegetable garden. For the last few years our tomatoes, zucchini and eggplants have produced little to no fruit. We’ve fed the soil, used mulch to maintain moisture and ...

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Common gardening mistakes include buying too many seeds and starting them indoors too early. Seedlings started indoors must be gradually acclimated to outdoor conditions before transplanting.

August is an interesting and busy time in a vegetable garden, as many readers will no doubt be well aware. Most of your attention is likely to be on harvesting and tending the summer crops. For most ...

I would like to improve the heavy clay soil in my vegetable garden. A friend suggested that I rototill several inches of sand to improve the drainage. Is that a good way to improve clay soil?

Dear Eartha, this wild spring weather has me confused! One day it feels warm enough to start thinking about my vegetable garden and the next day it is snowing again. What should I be doing right now ...

When things work in the backyard it's great, isn't it? The seeds all germinate; flowers bloom where you want them to; veggies grow and are delicious. It's wonderous. Granted, I enjoy these things ...

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