Home Vegetable Gardening
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A well-tended garden can supply you and your family with a variety of nutritious, healthful vegetables to be enjoyed fresh or preserved for later use. When space is limited, a plentiful supply of such crops as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and okra can be grown on a few properly cared for plants.
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Plan your garden so that the available space can be used wisely. For small areas, select those crops that you like best and that will produce an adequate supply on a few plants. Also, plan to use the space continuously by planting another in-season crop soon after the last harvest is completed. Plant tall-growing plants together on the north or west side of the garden so they will not shade lower-growing plants. Make a map and keep it current so that the vegetables can be rotated within the garden from year to year.
Use known or recommended cultivars for your main planting. Many other cultivars are available, and new cultivars are being introduced each year. Try a few new cultivars on a small scale to determine their worth in your area. Cultivars listed in the vegetable planting chart represent a few of the proven cultivars. Always buy good quality seed from a reputable company. Do not save your own seed unless it is a unique, unavailable variety. When buying plants, insist on fresh, stocky plants that are free of diseases and nematodes.
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