| When is it safe to plant vegetables outdoors? | | | | What vegetables can I grow in the fall? Fall is a |
| You log on to the USDA website, find the frost | | | | cooler time of the year so therefore look for |
| map for the United States, look up your zone and | | | | vegetables that do better in a cooler climate. |
| low and behold it is time to plant. But wait there's | | | | Lettuce, radishes, spinach, turnips and various |
| more! The dates give for the last frost in your | | | | other green vegetables do really well when the |
| area are only a suggestion and the | | | | temperatures are starting to drop. Visit a local |
| recommendation from most gardeners I talk to is | | | | garden center and look for ones that are |
| two weeks after that date to avoid that rare | | | | indigenous to your area and ask the people there. |
| case of cold weather that could wipe all of your | | | | They can assist you in planting the right ones for |
| indoor growth. | | | | your area. |
| When should you start fertilizing your vegetable | | | | I have limited space in my condo or apartment |
| plants? | | | | and want to grow vegetables from containers or |
| In short, never. Let me explain. Products like | | | | pots. Is that possible? Yes it is very much so. |
| miracle grow and others similar to it do work and | | | | Container gardening has become increasingly |
| they work well. But if you really want to build a | | | | popular the last couple of years and the trend |
| great garden and one that is chemical free, you | | | | looks like it will rise. Regardless of whether a plant |
| need to compost. If you started your seedlings in | | | | is in the ground or a container it needs sun and |
| a potting soil enhanced with products like miracle | | | | water so make sure wherever you put your |
| grow that is fine, but there is really no need to | | | | plants you can easily access both. Tomatoes and |
| give it anymore than what is required and that is | | | | peppers grow the best but you can try pretty |
| sun and water. Your plants will do fine. | | | | much any type of vegetable, just make sure you |
| What methods can be used to ensure I am | | | | use a large enough pot to satisfy the root |
| getting the most production out of what little | | | | growth. A pot no less than ten inches should |
| space I have? The word of the day is "up" boys | | | | suffice, however you can go as low as six inches |
| and girls and know it well. Many vegetables such | | | | for herbs. |
| as beans and cucumbers can be grown vertically. | | | | How hot does it have to be for my tomatoes to |
| You can accomplish this by placing a bean pole or | | | | produce fruit? Studies indicate that steady |
| narrow yet tall fencing next to these plants and | | | | temperatures at or above seventy-five degrees |
| then as they grow you assist by moving them up | | | | Fahrenheit work best for tomatoes. The same |
| the structures. Going vertical will save you plenty | | | | studies also showed that it was the temperature |
| of square footage in the garden for those plants | | | | that aided in ripening the tomatoes and not the |
| that need the room. | | | | direct sunlight. |