Considering they require no shelling, are super tasty, and are about half the calories of traditional English peas, growing snow peas in your home garden should be a no-brainer. You can toss just-picked snow peas with spinach, lettuce, and tomatoes to give salads an extra sweet crunch. Snow peas are also a staple in stir-fries and, if you grow many more than you can reasonably use, you can always blanch and freeze them for later. Flavor aside, there’s a lot of nutrition packed into every edible pod. Snow peas provide protein, fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and more. And, because these legumes can fix nitrogen in the soil, growing snow peas is good for the health of your garden, too. In this article, I’ll explain how to grow snow peas in garden beds and containers, from seed right through to harvest.
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The best broccoli plant spacing for high yields
Broccoli plants like to spread out in the garden, so it’s important to get broccoli plant spacing right. This cool-season annual vegetable yields one main head and, often, several smaller side shoots. But it’s the large leaves that grow around the broccoli head that make it possible for the plant to photosynthesize and grow. The broccoli plant leaves are kind of like solar panels for the broccoli head, and they need space to access the sun. This is a primary reason you should pay attention to where you place your seedlings.
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Growing bok choy: Tips for starting seeds indoors and for direct sowing
If I were to list my favorite greens in the garden for stir fries, growing bok choy would be at the top of my list. One of those shoulder season crops that are easy to grow, I sow bok choy seeds in the spring for an early-season harvest, and in the late summer for a fall crop. In this article, I’ll share tips on growing bok choy from seed, as well as how to prevent pests from destroying those luscious leaves.
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When to start vegetable seeds indoors: How to get the timing right
Knowing when to start vegetable seeds indoors is an important step in growing a healthy and productive food garden. This is because proper timing helps ensure your seedlings have reached the ideal growth stage for transplanting outdoors. Seedlings that are too immature or overmature can struggle, so getting a handle on when to sow seeds indoors is crucial. In this article you’ll learn which types of vegetable seeds are started indoors and how to calculate the best timing for seed sowing.
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The best spacing between strawberry plants
Discovering the ideal spacing between strawberry plants translates to higher yields and a bigger harvest. Crowded plants are prone to disease, but if you plant these sweet treasures too far apart, you’re wasting precious garden space. In this article I’ll share information about how far apart to plant strawberries based on whether you’re growing them in the ground, in raised beds, or in containers.
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Growing edamame in a vegetable garden: From seed to harvest
Buttery and delicious, edamame beans are an easy-to-grow crop in a home vegetable garden. Also known as soybeans, the compact plants of edamame produce a generous harvest of bright green pods filled with two to three nutritious beans. Bags of frozen edamame are available in supermarkets, but the flavor of fresh picked homegrown edamame just can’t be beat. In this article you’ll learn everything you need to know about growing edamame in your vegetable garden.
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