Vegetable garden

Vegetable gardening, including planting seeds for veggie crops, choosing seedling plants for the outdoor garden, and growing vegetables in small-space gardens.

  • Yellow Pear tomato

    Yellow Pear tomato

    Looking for a yellow heirloom cherry tomato for your veggie garden? The Yellow Pear tomato is a classic choice. The Yellow Pear tomato is a…

  • Black Cherry tomato

    Black Cherry tomato

    Need a gourmet richly-flavored dark cherry tomato for your vegetable garden? The Black Cherry tomato is one of the top options. The Black Cherry tomato…

  • Sun Sugar tomato

    Sun Sugar tomato

    The Sun Sugar Tomato is a yellow-orange cherry tomato variety known for its large harvests of exceptionally sweet mini tomatoes. These golden beauties grow in…

  • Sweet Million tomato

    Sweet Million tomato

    Looking for a reliable, delicious cherry tomato for your garden? Try the Sweet Million tomato! The Sweet Million tomato is a red cherry tomato variety…

  • Sweet 100 tomato

    Sweet 100 tomato

    Looking for a sugary-sweet cherry tomato that’s easy to grow? Try the classic Sweet 100 tomato! The Sweet 100 tomato is a red cherry tomato…

  • Juliet tomato

    Juliet tomato

    Looking for a flavorful mini Roma tomato? The Juliet Tomato should be on your must-try list! The Juliet tomato is a small red plum tomato…

  • Carbon tomato

    Carbon tomato

    The Carbon tomato is a large globe-shaped heirloom tomato with a dark purple-black peel. This tomato is best known for its rich, balanced taste and…

  • German Queen tomato

    German Queen tomato

    The German Queen tomato is a large pink heirloom beefsteak-type tomato known for its excellent rich flavor. These round flattened fruits grow from open-pollinated seed…

  • Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato

    Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato

    Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato is a large green heirloom tomato variety known for its intense flavor. These open-pollinated beefsteak-type tomatoes have bright green flesh,…

  • Arkansas Traveler tomato

    Arkansas Traveler tomato

    The Arkansas Traveler is a medium-sized, globe-shaped, pink slicer tomato variety with a classic sweet-tart taste. This famous tomato was bred at the University of…

  • Celebrity tomato

    Celebrity tomato

    Looking for a reliable compact tomato plant that produces masses of red tomatoes? The Celebrity Tomato is a favorite for a reason! The Celebrity Tomato…

  • Big Beef tomato

    Big Beef tomato

    The Big Beef tomato is a large, globe-shaped, red slicer tomato with a tangy-sweet old-time tomato flavor. Big Beef is best known as an easy-to-grow…

  • Brandy Boy tomato

    Brandy Boy tomato

    The Brandy Boy Tomato is a large, globe-shaped, pink slicer tomato bred to be a more reliable producer than heirloom Brandywine plants. Brandy Boy is…

  • Better Boy tomato

    Better Boy tomato

    The Better Boy Tomato is one of the most popular tomato varieties in the world. These big red tomatoes are a favorite for a reason!…

  • Big Boy tomato

    Big Boy tomato

    The Big Boy Tomato is a large, globe-shaped, red slicer tomato variety with a balanced sweet-tart taste. Big Boy is best known as the first…

  • How to grow heirloom tomatoes

    How to grow heirloom tomatoes

    Wondering how to grow heirloom tomatoes? Fortunately, these delicious vegetable plants are no more difficult to grow than other types of tomatoes. To grow heirloom…

  • AeroGarden lettuce

    AeroGarden lettuce

    AeroGarden lettuce is a popular indoor garden hydroponic salad garden crop. Fresh homegrown lettuce can be harvested at baby-green size as soon as two weeks…

  • Types of carrots: the 4 main types and 13 varieties to grow

    Types of carrots: the 4 main types and 13 varieties to grow

    The 4 main types of carrots, Danvers, Chantenay, Nantes, and Imperator, plus round types, 13 varieties, and which type fits your soil.

  • Spring garden planning

    Spring garden planning

    Spring garden planning includes flipping through seed catalogs, choosing which plants you’d like to grow, ordering seedlings, mapping out a garden layout, creating a planting…

  • 7 early spring vegetables

    7 early spring vegetables

    It’s not unusual to be dreaming of planting your garden in the middle of winter. Fortunately, there are quite a few different early spring vegetables…

  • Best vegetable varieties

    Best vegetable varieties

    Choosing the right vegetable varieties can make the difference between a so-so harvest and a bumper crop of delicious homegrown food. Each vegetable comes in…

  • Tomato stakes

    Tomato stakes

    While it’s possible to grow tomatoes without any type of vertical support, most gardeners opt to use a support structure like a tomato stake. Tomato…

  • Ornamental pumpkins

    Ornamental pumpkins

    What is fall without ornamental pumpkins!? A gorgeous autumn display of pretty pumpkins goes a long way towards creating that cozy fall feeling. While there…

  • Tomato cages

    Tomato cages

    Tomato cages are an absolute necessity in growing most types of tomatoes. While some types of tomatoes are self-supporting, most heirloom tomatoes and culinary varieties…

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