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Crop Rotation Matters In Home Garden Beds, Too
Just as in larger agricultural operations, crop rotation is important in the home garden, too, for preventing pests, maximizing nutrition and increasing vegetable yields.
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Quality, tasty vegetables get their start from healthy soil. But if you plant the same vegetable group in the same place, year after year, soil can become depleted of nutrition, pests and diseases can gain a toehold, and your harvest yield will drop.
A couple of years ago I learned this the hard way. Because they looked pretty, I grew a variety of ornamental gourds over two trellises in my kitchen garden for three years running.
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Tips For Planning The 2021 Kitchen Garden
After a busier-than-expected 2020, seed companies are gearing up for the coming gardening season. So now s the time for you to be planning your 2021 garden.
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Last spring saw a massive uptick in vegetable gardening. While more gardens are certainly a plus, seed companies couldn’t keep up with the demand.
Gardeners chose from what seed was left or planted their gardens late in hopes that their favorites would become available.
Seed companies are readying for the 2021 spring rush, but will you be ready too? Here are some tips to help you while planning for a successful garden.