THANKS to the Bearden Ecology Student Team (BEST) and the best efforts of the community, the modern Bearden High School building in Knoxville, Tenn., lies on beautifully landscaped grounds.
Plants discussed in this chapter will provide both experienced and beginning gardeners with an introduction to the fascination of growing uncommon vegetables.
The cultivated asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis, is a perennial vegetable that can thrive in the home garden for 25 years or more when well cared for.
Root crops are valuable and satisfying additions to the garden because they offer a prolonged harvest season, long storage life, and produce a large amount of food in a small amount of space.
The principal leafy salad vegetables covered in this chapter, especially lettuce, are among the most widely grown vegetables by home gardeners throughout the United States.
Growing vegetables in containers can be fun as well as challenging, and for those of us with little or no ground space available it provides a good alternative.
Before you begin to plant the garden, plan carefully which vegetables to grow, how much of each, when to plant, and where to plant them in the garden area.
Most experts on vegetable plants agree that the ideal vegetable transplant should be stocky, have good color, be disease-free, and be at the proper stage of development for best growth when set in the garden.
If you are fortunate enough to have plenty of space for a garden, you can have a traditional type with enough space between rows to run a garden tractor.
The end of the growing season is not a time to forget about gardening activities until next year, but rather when you should carry out several good practices that keep a successful gardener busy throughout the year.
Essential elements of successful fruit and vegetable gardens are suitable soil, an adequate water supply, enough sunlight, and climatically adapted plants.
Size of your garden, the jobs to be done, and the money you wish to spend are important matters to consider when you purchase garden tools and equipment.
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