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Updated: September 17, 2025

Vegetables for the Home Garden

Learn how to plan a vegetable garden, prepare the soil, select the best crops for success, and care for them.
tomatoes ripening on a vine
Updated: September 16, 2025

How to Start a Vegetable Garden

6 basic steps to use to start a vegetable garden
assortment of vegetables in a basket
Updated: July 3, 2024

Soil Testing and Soil Testing Labs

Everything you need to know about soil testing.
garden soil in basket
Updated: September 17, 2025

Seed to Supper Beginning Gardener Guides

Use these handouts as an introductory guide to learn the basics of setting up and maintaining a vegetable garden in the ground, in raised beds, and in containers.
Harvested winter squash laying next to a plate of squash pie.
Updated: June 18, 2025

Lawn (Turfgrass) Removal Methods

Physical methods of grass removal can work very well to start a new garden or enlarge planting beds.
garden fork in soil
Updated: March 18, 2025

Construcción de Camas Elevadas Para un Huerto

Las ventajas y desventajas de construir un huerto en una cama elevada
peppers growing in a raised bed garden
Updated: March 18, 2025

6 Pasos Básicos Para Empezar o Plantar un Huerto Vegetal

Estos son los pasos básicos para empezar un huerto vegetal.
a person holding a handful of vegetables from the garden
Updated: March 18, 2025

Tipos de Huertos

Empezar un huerto en el suelo, en una cama elevada, o en un contenedor. 
plants growing in containers at a community garden
Updated: October 3, 2024

Extending the Vegetable Growing Season

Use floating row cover to protect plants and extend the growing season. If the soil is bare, plant a cover crop to improve the soil for the next season.
floating row cover protecting a crop in a community garden
Updated: July 18, 2024

Drip Irrigation

Drip irrigation for the home vegetable garden.
Drip irrigation