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2021 July Vegetable Gardening Tips

Late July is your last chance to plant successions of corn, beans, cucumbers, and summer…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2021

Fresh green beans with leaves on cocoa beans.

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June 2021 Gardening Tips

By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author ofÂ The Timber Press…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 23, 2021

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2021 May Vegetable Gardening Tips

2021 May Vegetable Gardening Tips Ira Wallace Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & Author of Grow…

VABF AdminMay 26, 2021

Fresh whole and sliced beets with vibrant green leaves.

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April Gardening Tips 2021

April is the time to start your succession plantings of beets, lettuce and carrots every…

Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 26, 2021

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2021 March Vegetable Gardening Tips

Finish transplanting raspberries and blackberries in March if you didnâ€™t do this task in the…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 23, 2021

Seedlings growing in labeled soil trays.

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2021 February Vegetable Gardening Tips

2021 February Vegetable Gardening Tips Ira Wallace Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & author of Grow…

Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 27, 2021

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January 2021 Gardening Tips

January Gardening Tips by Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange author of the new…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 21, 2021

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2020 December Gardening Tips

2020 December Gardening Tips by Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & author of…

Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 21, 2020

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November 2020 Vegetable Garden Tips

What a lovely extended fall! Halloween has come and gone with no real killing frost…

Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 22, 2020

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2020 October Gardening Tips

Fall is here but for we are still enjoying late tomatoes, tender eggplants, perfect green…

Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 21, 2020

Fresh watermelon radishes with vibrant pink centers on a wooden surface.

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September Gardening Tips

By Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and the author ofÂ The Timber Press…

Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 22, 2020

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2020 August Gardening Tips

August is crunch time for gardeners in the southeast to plant seedlings of broccoli, cauliflower,Â collards,…

Mark Schonbeck MarkAugust 20, 2020

Fresh green beans with leaves on a bed of cocoa beans.

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July Vegetable Gardening Tips

The longest day of the year is past and I hope all of your gardens…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 23, 2020

Fresh green lettuce leaves growing in soil.

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2020 June Vegetable Gardening Tips

Summer Solstice is right around the corner, that magic moment when the garden is full…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 26, 2020

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May 2020 Vegetable Gardening Tips

When May comes around itâ€™s time to start weeding and thinning. Thin your beets and…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 22, 2020

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April Gardening Tips 2020

Ira Wallace Southern Exposure Seed Exchange & author of Â Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia Spring…

Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 23, 2020

Young green seedlings growing in a garden bed.

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2020 March Gardening Tips

Begin March with transplanting raspberries and blackberries if you didnâ€™t do this task in the…

Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 23, 2020

Three rows of sprouting seedlings in soil.

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2020 February Gardening Tips

The 4th Saturday in January was National Seed Swap Day and I had the pleasure…

Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 19, 2020

A variety of green and purple lettuce leaves growing.

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January Gardening Tips

If you havenâ€™t done so yet late January is a good time to review your…

Mark Schonbeck MarkJanuary 29, 2020

Cluster of white oyster mushrooms growing on wood.

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December Gardening Tips from a Master Gardener

December is a good time to review your last year's garden and plan for the…

Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 18, 2019