Growing an organic vegetable garden is so much easier when your plants are working together. Companion planting — the practice of strategically placing plants near each other for mutual benefit — is ...

Cucumbers are prolific producers. A single cucumber plant can yield about 1 to 3 pounds of fruit per week, or a total of 20 to 25 pounds of cukes in a growing season. It's tempting to pack in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When choosing companion plants—also referred to as 'plant guilds'—there are a number of factors to consider: nutrient needs, ...

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CUCUMBERS ARE ONE of the most commonly grown, and loved, home vegetable crops. But longtime gardeners will know that spring cucumber planting is a dicey proposition in the Pacific Northwest. These ...

With crop rotation, you avoid planting the same vegetables in the same places every year. In fact, Iowa State University Extension notes that “For crop rotation to be most effective, gardeners should ...