I have written alot of posts on starting seeds indoors, but many vegetables should be directly seeded into your garden. Here is a short list of those that should be direct seeded. Carrots Beets Melons Squash Beans Peas Cucumbers And more This doesn’t mean you cannot start them indoors, it just means that they either [...]

As we continue to develop features for VegeNag.com, we have finally completed the planting guide. This guide will display key planting information for each different vegetable based on your area. For example, here is a screen shot of my planting guide (zip code 84660) for the vegetable Cabbage. Notice that the user’s frost free date [...]

It has been a couple of weeks now and I am curious what everyone thinks so far about the new service at VegeNag.com. Any thoughts so far? Here are a few of mine: The “My Plants” page is sort of confusing. I think some people feel like they have to add a date to each [...]

Wanted to let you all know that after a couple of years, we have finally launched the VegeNag website. VegeNag is a service that will email you everytime you are supposed to do something for your vegetables in the garden. All you have to do is tell us where you live and what you are [...]

I just wanted to plug Dr. Gordon Well’s book. When I took his class a number of years ago I was very impressed with the information and his knowledge. He really helped me to acclimate to growing in Utah when moving from Washington. Anyone who is interested in becoming a better gardener should buy his [...]

This video is a must see for a new gardener. Almost everyone does this wrong at first. We discuss proper watering schedules and we also discuss effects upon plant yields with overwatering. For more information on watering check out a former blog post.

We are really close to having the beta version of the site ready. We have created a “how it works” video that explains the concept. Let me know what you think. Is this something you would be interested in? Do you want to be a beta user of the site? Here is the video.

Many gardeners don’t know that you can get three different crops a year in your vegetable garden. You can plant in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Be sure to watch this video to learn how to maximize your planting season and get delicious vegetables throughout the year. I wrote a post on this last year [...]

Here is another video to help you out with planning your garden. You will want to consider sunlight and water requirements etc. Watch the video for more information. You can read another post regarding how I planned my garden.

Preparing your soil for planting requires a complete fertilizer at the beginning of the year. In this video I discuss what to add, how much to add, how to read fertilizer labels, how to adjust your pH and more. This video was created for Utah gardeners, however, most of the principles taught are for all [...]