Vegetable Growing Guides
How to Grow Potatoes in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow potatoes in southern gardens. Discover planting tips, soil preparation, watering needs, and how to grow healthy potatoes in warm climates.
How to Grow Southern Peas in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow Southern peas in Southern gardens. Discover planting tips, soil needs, watering advice, and how to grow healthy Southern peas in warm climates.
How to Grow Corn in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow corn in southern gardens. Discover planting tips, spacing, watering needs, and how to grow healthy corn in warm climates.
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow sweet potatoes in southern gardens. Discover planting tips, soil preparation, watering needs, and how to grow healthy sweet potatoes in warm climates.
How to Grow Garlic in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow garlic in southern gardens. Discover planting tips, soil preparation, watering needs, and how to grow healthy garlic in warm climates.
How to Grow Onions in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Learn how to grow onions in southern gardens. Discover planting tips, soil preparation, watering needs, and how to grow healthy onions in warm climates.
How to Grow Cabbage in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Cabbage is one of the most useful and rewarding cool-season crops you can grow in a home garden. Its dense heads, versatility in the kitchen, and strong performance during cooler weather make it a favorite for gardeners who want productive harvests outside the heat of...
How to Grow Broccoli in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Broccoli is one of the most rewarding cool-season vegetables you can grow in a home garden. Its nutritious heads, edible side shoots, and strong garden performance make it a favorite for gardeners who want productive harvests during fall, winter, and early spring. In...
How to Grow Mustard Greens in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Mustard greens are one of the easiest and most flavorful leafy greens you can grow in a home garden. Known for their fast growth, bold taste, and excellent cool-season performance, mustard greens are a favorite in many Southern gardens. In Southern climates, mustard...
How to Grow Spinach in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Spinach is one of the most nutritious and rewarding leafy greens you can grow in a home garden. Its tender leaves are excellent for salads, smoothies, soups, sautés, and many other dishes, making it a popular choice for gardeners who want a versatile cool-season crop....
How to Grow Beets in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Beets are a versatile and rewarding crop for home gardeners. They offer two harvests in one plant: flavorful roots below the soil and nutritious leafy tops above it. With their rich color, earthy flavor, and relatively easy care, beets are a valuable addition to many...
How to Grow Radishes in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Radishes are one of the easiest and fastest vegetables to grow in a home garden. Their quick growth, crisp texture, and peppery flavor make them a favorite for beginner gardeners and experienced growers alike. In Southern gardens, radishes perform best during cooler...
How to Grow Collard Greens in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Collard greens are one of the most dependable and rewarding crops for Southern gardeners. Known for their large leaves, rich flavor, and tolerance for cooler weather, collards are a staple in many Southern gardens. While collard greens can be grown in spring, they are...
How to Grow Carrots in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Carrots are a rewarding crop for home gardeners because they are nutritious, versatile, and surprisingly easy to grow with the right conditions. While carrots are often thought of as a cool-season vegetable, they can grow very well in Southern gardens when planted at...
How to Grow Squash in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Squash is one of the most productive and rewarding crops you can grow in a home garden. It grows quickly, produces generously, and performs especially well in the warm conditions common throughout Southern gardens. Whether you prefer summer squash like zucchini and...
How to Grow Cucumbers in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Cucumbers are one of the most refreshing and productive vegetables you can grow in a home garden. Their fast growth, crisp texture, and versatility in the kitchen make them a favorite for gardeners of all experience levels. In Southern gardens, cucumbers can grow very...
How to Grow Okra in Southern Gardens: A Complete Growing Guide
Okra is one of the best vegetables for Southern gardens. It thrives in hot weather, grows quickly in warm soil, and continues producing through the heat of summer when many other crops begin to struggle. For gardeners in the South, okra is a dependable and rewarding...
How to Grow Green Beans in Southern Gardens | Bean Growing Guide
Green beans are one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow in a home garden. They grow quickly, produce generously, and are a great choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners. In Southern gardens, green beans perform especially well when planted...
How to Grow Lettuce in Warm Weather Southern Gardening Guide
Lettuce is often thought of as a cool-season crop, but with the right approach, it can be successfully grown in warm Southern climates. By choosing the right varieties and adjusting your growing methods, you can enjoy fresh lettuce even as temperatures rise. Whether...
How to Grow Peppers in Southern Gardens, Pepper Growing Guide
Peppers are one of the most rewarding vegetables for home gardeners, especially in warm southern climates. These plants love sunshine and warm temperatures, making them an excellent choice for many southern gardens. Whether you enjoy sweet bell peppers or spicy...
How to Grow Tomatoes in Southern Gardens | Tomato Growing Guide
Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables grown in home gardens. Their rich flavor, versatility in the kitchen, and abundant harvests make them a favorite crop for gardeners everywhere. In southern climates, tomatoes can grow extremely well when planted at the...
How to Grow Kale in Southern Gardens, A Complete Growing Guide
Kale is one of the most nutritious and versatile leafy greens you can grow in your garden. While kale is often associated with cooler climates, it can grow very successfully in southern gardens when planted during the right seasons. In warm regions, kale grows best...
Greens Growing Guide
Learn how to grow greens for baby leaves or full-size harvests, including spacing, harvesting tips, and simple ways to keep greens growing longer.
Growing Turmeric
Growing Turmeric Attain turmeric root Turmeric doesn’t propagate seeds and is grown from rhizomes (root cuttings). Therefore, all you need is one organic turmeric root, which you can buy at a local nursery or online. Break up the rhizome Break off the fingers...
Growing Florida Cranberry (Roselle)
Recipes Roselle Jam Ingredients: Rosellas Sugar Water 1 teaspoon of butter The juice of 1 lemon The Recipe: Separate red calyxes from the seedpods Wash and drain each seperately. In a saucepan, add seeds and water until the seeds are just covered. Tip: (Add a little...
Squash, Pumpkin Zucchini Growing Guide
In Florida we plant out summer squash (yellow squash, zucchini) Feb. - March and Aug. - Sept. Winter squash (pumpkin, butternut) Feb. - March and Aug. *See Planting Guide for more specific dates for your location How to...
Growing – Harvesting Potatoes
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Growing Peppers
Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. (usually mid Jan. in zone 9) see How to start seeds Germination temperature: 80-85 degrees 6-21 days to germinate (moisture & temperature could effect germination times)...
Growing Lettuce
Growing Lettuce Germination Notes Lettuce fails to germinate at temperatures above 80 degrees. To grow lettuce during hot weather, start indoors at 70-75 degrees for good germination. Grow indoors 4 weeks or so....
Growing Cucumbers
Growing Cucumbers Direct seed or start indoors 3 weeks before last frost. Germination temperature 75-85 degrees. Sow ½”-1” deep. Space 36” on ground (not recommended), or trellis 6-12” apart. Full sun....
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tomatoes Start seeds in sterile seed starting mix, 6-8 weeks before plant out date. See Seed Starting Germination temperature 75-85 degrees 6-14 days for germination. Transplant to 3-4” pot after first set of true leaves appear. Keep under Lights to prevent...
Growing Potatoes
You can order seed potato pieces from an online catalog, but i use store bought organic potatoes and they do just fine. This is what I do. If I can find some potatoes that are already growing sprouts I will buy those. But if not I buy whatever kind of...
Growing Ginger
Type- yellow common ginger Ginger loves: sheltered spot from wind, filtered sunlight or indirect, warm weather, humidity and rich moist soil. Doesn’t like: frost, direct sun, strong winds, soggy wet soil. When to plant: Plant rhizome pieces (part with...
Growing Sweet Potatoes
Growing Sweet potatoes Planting & Growing from Slips. Sweet potato grown from slips generally need at least 4 months of frost-free growing. I grow and sell Georgia Jets which is an early variety need about 90-120 days from transplanted slips until the full size...
