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Grow more food in less space. · 19 guides
Buying guide Determinate tomatoes need a short cage or a 4 foot stake. Indeterminate tomatoes need a 5 foot wire mesh cage or a 6 to 7 foot stake. Sizes and setup.
September 13, 2026
Tomatoes need 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water a week, soaked deep at the base in the morning. How to check the soil, water pots, and prevent cracking.
September 13, 2026
Cucumbers taste bitter when heat, drought or cold pushes cucurbitacin from the vine into the fruit. See the causes, how to salvage a bitter one, and how to prevent it.
September 13, 2026
Zucchini flowering but not producing fruit? Tell male from female flowers, spot the signs of poor pollination, and hand-pollinate squash in the early morning.
September 13, 2026
Buying guide The best compost bin choices for small gardens compared by footprint, months to finished compost and effort: tumbler, holding bin, worm bin and trench.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Drip is the most efficient irrigation system for a vegetable garden. See how it compares with soaker hoses and sprinklers, and how to size a drip kit to your beds.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide The best grow light for seedlings is a full-spectrum LED or a cool-white fluorescent tube hung inches above the tray for 14 to 16 hours a day. Types, color and distance compared.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Pepper varieties that state extension services recommend for cool, short-season, Midwest and hot humid gardens, plus the day counts and temperatures behind the choice.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide Compare raised bed materials, depth and width for vegetables: how deep a bed needs to be on open ground and on a hard surface, and how long wood, steel and block last.
July 9, 2026
Buying guide The best soil for raised bed vegetables is about 70% topsoil and 30% compost. See extension-backed mix ratios, bed depths by crop, and how much soil to buy.
July 9, 2026
A companion planting chart for 10 common vegetables: what to plant nearby, what to keep apart, and which pairings university extension research supports.
July 9, 2026
Determinate tomatoes stop at 3 to 4 feet and ripen in a short burst. Indeterminate vines grow and fruit until frost. Compare size, support, pruning and spacing.
July 9, 2026