Now that we have our tomatoes planted and growing, let’s consider tomato care. That would be watering, feeding, staking, pruning and disease control. Watering: The first and probably most important consideration is watering. Tomatoes require regular, consistent watering—infrequent, but deep is the best. The amount should equal about 1” (including rainfall) of water per week […]
But things to first consider in your choice might be: In ground or container– which leads to Determinate (most tomatoes ripen at the same time)—or Indeterminate (larger, more sprawling, fruits produced and ripen until frost) The next most important choice is when to plant. Tomatoes are warm-season plants. Do not set them out too early! […]
If you click on the image below, you will be taken to the vegetable seed sowing PDF and you can print directly from there. Good luck and happy planting!
Here in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, fall is the best time to plant milkweed seeds. It’s too warm for the ground to be frozen but too cold for seeds to sprout before winter sets in. Exposing seeds to cool temperatures before the warmer temps of spring will cause them to break their dormancy and […]
Come and watch one of our members as they harvest some of the late summer bounty that is found in their garden. Each plant is described as she picks the vegetables. Watch Now!