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Growing Tomatoes in Containers
Choose a tomato that fits your space, set up a pot that holds moisture through summer, and learn what the flowers and fruit are telling you.
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Vegetables
From the first seed to the last harvest, make the most of a bed or a few pots.
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Carrots in Containers
A deep planter and a well tended seed row can produce straight roots even where there is no garden bed.
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Growing Cucumbers on a Trellis
Use a sturdy support to keep vining cucumbers within reach and make the most of a narrow bed.
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Keeping Lettuce on the Table Through Summer
Stretch the lettuce season with small sowings, afternoon shade, and a plan for the weeks when the plants want to flower.
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Growing Snap Peas for a Crisp Spring Harvest
Sow snap peas early enough to flower in cool weather and give the pods a support you can pick from both sides.
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Planting Garlic in Fall
Choose planting stock, set cloves before winter, and recognize the short harvest window that matters for storage.
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Growing Peppers in Pots
Help container peppers get through cool starts and hot afternoons, then pick fruit at the stage that suits your cooking.
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Sowing Radishes for Crisp Roots
Plant short rows in cool weather, thin early, and learn to harvest a radish before it goes woody.
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Growing Bush Beans in Short Rows
Sow bush beans in warm ground and stagger the rows so the pods arrive when you can pick them.
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Growing Zucchini Without Losing the Best Fruit
Give summer squash enough room, tell male flowers from female flowers, and pick before the crop hides under the leaves.