How to grow lettuce: Top 10 tips for growing lovely lettuces in your garden

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Growing your own lettuce is one of the most rewarding experiences in gardening. They are not only delicious in salads, but they are beautiful when laid out in your veg beds. In fact, I think lettuces are such attractive plants, that it is worth incorporating them in your ornamental garden beds – especially if you …

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5 tips for planting tomatoes to help ensure a bumper harvest

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Growing tomatoes can be rewarding, but getting that bumper harvest requires a bit of know-how. These five quick tips on planting tomatoes are backed by research and will help you maximise your tomato yield and grow healthier, more productive plants. 1: Plant Tomatoes Deep and Sideways Unlike most garden plants, tomatoes have the unique ability …

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Vegetable gardening guides and calendars: The ultimate growing guide for your hardiness zone

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We’ve compiled some special vegetable gardening resources for gardeners in the UK and the various USDA zones in the USA. We have two different resources for each area: So, if you want to know which vegetables to sow in April, check the calendar for your area. If you want to know when to harvest carrots …

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Monthly vegetable gardening calendar for USDA zones 7–8

Monthly vegetable gardening calendar for USDA zones 7–8

This monthly vegetable gardening calendar for USDA zones 7–8 gives you a clear picture of exactly what gardening activities need to be done each month. You should read the guide alongside our vegetable gardening guide for USDA zones 7-8. That guide provides the information you need on sowing, planting and harvesting, on a vegetable by vegetable …

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Vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 7–8

vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 7-8

We have created this comprehensive vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 7-8, especially for guide Zone 7-8 gardeners These warmer transitional zones, with average annual minimum temperatures ranging from 0°F to 20°F (-17.8°C to -6.7°C), offer an extended growing season that opens up exciting possibilities for gardeners. With last frost dates typically occurring between mid-March …

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Monthly Vegetable Gardening Calendar for USDA Zones 5-6

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This monthly vegetable gardening calendar for USDA Zones 5-6 is designed to provide Zone5-6 gardeners with a complete month by month guide to their vegetable gardening activity throughout the years. You should read the guide alongside our vegetable gardening guide for USDA zones 5-6. That guide provides the information you need on sowing, planting and harvesting …

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Vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 5-6

Vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 5-6

We have created a comprehensive vegetable planting guide for USDA Zones 5-6. These moderate climate zones, have average annual minimum and maximum temperatures ranging from -20°F to 0°F (-28.9°C to -17.8°C) and 85°F to 95°F (29°C to 35°C). They therefore offer an excellent growing season for a wide variety of vegetables. With last frost dates …

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Monthly Vegetable Gardening Calendar for USDA Zones 2-4

Vegetable gardening Zone 2-4

Gardening in the northern regions of USDA zones 2-4 presents unique challenges and rewards. With shorter growing seasons and colder temperatures, successful vegetable gardening requires careful planning and timing. This monthly vegetable gardening calendar for USDA Zones 2-4 guides you through the entire gardening year, helping you maximize your harvests despite the climate constraints. Northern …

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