![]() I grow kale in full sun, it slows down during the really hot months but will come back strong once it cools off again. ![]() Kale is super versatile in the kitchen and will be a workhorse in your garden all summer long. You can plant it from seed, it usually lasts all season, even in the heat, and it’s very hardy. The first vegetable I always recommend growing is kale. This year I plan to experiment with freezing kale, I’ll be sure to report back on my blog and let you know how it goes! What if you have too much harvest? I actually store zucchini and tomatoes in my freezer, it makes the gardening season last so much longer.Daily management is the third key to a successful garden, small changes over time yield amazing results – edible ones!.All other vegetables will need to be planted from starts after the last frost date. Cold weather plants can be planted outside before the last frost date, usually from seed. ![]() Always read the label and plant vegetables the proper distance apart, this decreases the chance of getting diseases in your plants.I love using drip line because of how consistent the watering is. Keeping plants on a regular watering system is also a key to success.You can use peat moss or wood shavings for mulch, I don’t recommend straw as it takes a lot of nitrogen out of the soil and may have weed seeds. When growing vegetables, most plants do much better when they are mulched around the base to keep moisture in the soil.First, let’s start out with tips for growing any kind of vegetable successfully. It’s Alli from Longbourn Farm, back again with some gardening tips for growing vegetables! I get a lot of questions about the best place to start when you’re a beginning gardener, so I put together this list of my favorite vegetables to grow and the conditions they need to grow successfully. Even though juicy tomatoes, tender cucumbers and crisp corn feel like something only for farmers with years of experience, be encouraged! Help for growing vegetables you love is just around the corner. Learning gardening basics is nothing to be afraid of. ![]()
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