When & How to Harvest Vegetables

A coffee mug left in the garden between plants.

You have planted your seed, tended each plant, and watched it bear fruit. Now let’s talk about harvesting vegetables in the garden.

How To Plant Garlic (And Elephant Garlic)

Garlic cloves being planted into soil.

Learn how to plant garlic (and elephant garlic) in your garden this fall using this simple and easy step by step tutorial.

Blistered Shishito Peppers – A Delicious Recipe Ready in Minutes

Blistered shishito peppers in a bowl with lemon wedges and a bowl of aioli.

Blistered shishito peppers recipe made with a sauce to dip them in are a low carb and calories side dish. Make them in a skillet instead of the oven.

Growing Root Vegetables – Tips for Success

Multiple root vegetables being held by the stem.

Learn to grow the best practices for growing root vegetables. No hydroponics, aquaponics, or container gardens needed.

Companion Planting in the Garden

A dog sitting outside a greenhouse with plants all around.

Demystify companion planting in the vegetable garden! You don’t need a chart to know what is good to plant with your tomato, bean, onion, squash, or peppers.

Fall Vegetable Garden (What to Plant in July or August)

Two raised garden beds in a high tunnel.

Learn what to plant in July or August for a good vegetable harvest in the fall. You don’t need to live in a warmer zone like Texas or California for success!

Quick Pickles – Pickling Onions and Other Vegetables

A woman holding up a jar of quick pickled veggies.

Any vegetable such as red onion, cucumber, carrot, radish, or cabbage can be used in this easy quick pickles recipe (also great for sweet and dill pickles).

My Must-Have Garden Tools

Three garden hand tools on the ground.

When you start a vegetable garden at home, there are some must-have garden tools that are good to have on hand. Read here for my top picks.

Tomato Blight Treatment & Identification

Early blight on a tomato leaf.

Learn the difference between early and late blight disease on a plant, and how to make the best natural tomato blight treatment to protect organic soil.

Container Gardening with a GreenStalk Planter

Salad greens growing in a Greenstalk Vertical Garden planter.

Grow a garden in very little space with the GreenStalk Planter. This vertical container garden works for growing almost any vegetable!