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Sweet Potato Basics

It seems like everywhere I’ve gone this summer someone has asked about sweet potatoes. Usually the question goes like this “This is my first year growing sweet potatoes. When do I dig them? What do I do with them?” For all you who are growing them for the first time or have had limited success after they are dug, this is for you.

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Choosing Vegetable Varieties for Your Area

Spring is coming and will be here before we know it. Gardeners are reading through catalogs, looking at that new variety of green bean, or maybe a gorgeous new tomato. The catalogs are written to hook you in by making these varieties look as good as possible. The photos are generally mouthwatering and the descriptions often seem a bit over-the-top.

Young man pruning an asparagus plant in a fall garden.

Asparagus

One of the keys to growing healthy asparagus is to allow the plants plenty of time to develop the big ferny stems, starting about the first of July. This ferny growth produces the carbohydrates that the plant needs to grow and also store up for the winter and next year’s initial crop of spears.