You have been growing cucumbers and you finally harvest a few. Then you slice one up, stick it in your mouth and quickly spit it out due to the bitter taste. I have done it and it made me mad. So what to do about it? Let me see if I can help.
First, why is [...]

Well, after a number of years we are now alive and kicking. I hope you all love the service. Let me know what you think of the new interface and additional features. We are committed to continually add new features and making this service better and better as time goes on.
You can still get a [...]

VegeNag.com is coming out of beta testing on Monday. This means that free accounts will be limited on the vegetable selections. It will also mean the complete redo of the plant manager. One of the new features will be displaying the next event for each vegetable.
Be sure to sign up before Monday so that your [...]

Every year I have the same problem and every year it seems so do many others. You may have seen this, your cucumbers or your squash/zucchini plant is wilting so you water it, yet it doesn’t perk up and then it just dies. This is a tell tale sign of squash bugs. These bugs suck [...]

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 plant. [...]

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 [...]

If you started your seeds indoors you will want to harden them off before planting outdoors. By doing this you will avoid transplant shock and give your starts the best chance of success. Watch the video below to learn how to harden off your starts.

For more information on seed starting indoors check out the seed [...]

Below is a segment from a vegetable gardening class I taught. I discuss the main difference between a hybrid seed and an heirloom seed, which one that I like better and why.

For more information on seed starting click the seed starting category feed link.

Many people have compost piles, and if you are like me, you don’t manage them very efficiently. Since I am not a fan of managing my pile to break everything down quickly, I tend to have non-composted material in my compost pile this time of year. You can either not add this material to the [...]

Last year I ran a post about a drip irrigation system that I use in my vegetable garden. I have been really happy with this drip system and it is supposed to stand the test of time. That being said it is very expensive and many home gardeners may not want to spend the money. [...]