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How to Support Tomato Plants: Cages, Stakes, a Twine Cage and the Florida Weave
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 How to Support Tomato Plants A tomato on the ground is a tomato with disease and pests. Here are the four supports I use, in the order I usually reach for them as the plants get bigger, plus the pruning and placement that matter as much as the support. 1. Cages, rings and stakes
Quick Roasted Tomato Sauce from the Garden (5 Minutes of Prep)
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 Quick Roasted Tomato Sauce from the Garden This is how we turn a pile of tomatoes into sauce with about five minutes of hands-on time. No peeling, no measuring, no canning. What goes on the tray Garden tomatoes, halved, seeds squeezed out into a bowl (the chickens get the bowl) 1 onion per tray,
Is a Vegetable Garden Worth It? The Real Cost and Return of One Raised Bed
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 Is a Vegetable Garden Worth It? The Cost and Return of One Raised Bed Gardening has an upfront cost. I wanted to know whether one bed pays for itself in its first season, so I priced a new 4 x 16 raised bed to the dollar and compared it with what the harvest would
Cedar vs Pine vs Metal Raised Beds: What 10 Years in New Hampshire Did to Each
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 Cedar vs Pine vs Metal Raised Beds: What 10 Years Did to Each The internet gives you theories about raised bed materials. I have all three in the same backyard, some for a decade, so here is what actually happened to each one in a wet New Hampshire climate. Cedar kit, 10 years A
Spring Garden Prep: Reset Your Raised Beds Fast (Cheap Bulk Compost, Free Wood Chips)
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 Spring Garden Prep: Reset Your Raised Beds Fast My beds took a beating over winter. I did not mulch well last fall, so weeds moved in. Here is the quick reset I do every spring, and the two hacks that save the most money. 1. Repairs first Tighten screws, swap any rotted posts. Some
How to Transplant Tomatoes: Deep Planting, the Trench Method and Spacing
Last Updated on September 13, 2026 How to Transplant Tomatoes Tomatoes are the one transplant you plant wrong on purpose: deep, with most of the stem buried. Here is how I set mine out, from hardening off to the first watering. Wait for the frost date and harden off Tomatoes go out only after your last expected frost. If you