Growing Green: Care and maintenance of your vegetable garden | The Osakis Review | Osakis, Minnesota

By: By Robin Trott, Minnesota Extension Educator, The Osakis Review

I spent my Memorial Day weekend planting my vegetable garden. Amending the soil with organic material, gently coaxing my little transplants out of their plastic pot homes, and tenderly placing them in the garden bed, I now eagerly await that first blush from my tomato plants and the promise of sweet peppers by mid-summer. However, the work is not done. If your garden is not properly maintained, your harvest might be disappointing. Here is a quick primer for novices and some timely reminders for those experienced gardeners out there.
Vegetables like water, but a little sprinkle every day encourages shallow root development and weak plants. Water your garden deeply, once a week. (More frequently in hot, dry weather.) To determine how long to keep your sprinkler running, set an empty tuna can in your garden while watering. When the can is full, you have watered enough.

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