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Sweet Potato The Super Food - National Garden Bureau

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Sweet Potato the Super Food Last year I utilized the new Treasure Island Sweet Potato vines in my patio containers and this gardener found a new appreciation for these tuberous vegetables. And I’m ready to celebrate this superfood with my fellow gardeners. This root vegetable has seen an increase in popularity, especially compared to ‘regular’...

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Victory Garden 2.0 #Fallisforplanting Vegetables

Foodscaping, Planting Tips, Vegetables

Why Continue Your Victory Garden 2.0 into the Fall ... Hopefully, you are now harvesting those delicious tomatoes, peppers, and summer squash from your Victory Garden 2.0. What a great and satisfying feeling! As the cool autumn season begins its descent, you may think that the gardening season is over until next summer. But not...

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Start a Foodscape Revolution Neighborhood this Fall - National Garden Bureau

Start a Foodscape Revolution This Fall!

Foodscaping, Vegetables

The Foodscape Revolution Neighborhood Edition This fall get inspired to start a foodscape revolution of your own! The idea is simple, just plant a few of your favorite veggies right in your landscape. Fill up the open space and cultivate FOOD! While you are at it, inspire your neighbors to do the same and suddenly...

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Ask An Expert about Growing Peppers for your Victory Garden 2.0

Ask The Experts: Growing Peppers in Your Victory Garden 2.0

How-to, Vegetables

15 Questions Answered about Growing Peppers in Your Garden Successfully Growing Peppers in Your Victory Gardens 2.0 With so many different varieties, shapes, sizes, colors, and degrees of hotness, you can imagine why peppers are a very popular and desired vegetable to add to any Victory Garden 2.0. Did you know the pepper is a...

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Ask An Expert: Growing Tomatoes in Your Victory Garden 2.0 - National Garden Bureau

Ask The Experts: Growing Tomatoes in Your Victory Garden 2.0

How-to, Vegetables

A Victory Garden 2.0 wouldn't be complete without a few tomato plants. Growing tomatoes is one of the most popular vegetables grown in any garden and it's easy to see why. Nothing tastes as good as a tomato fresh from the garden! For a successful tomato season, we asked our NGB breeder members to answer...

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Victory Garden 2.0 - 10 steps in Planting Your garden - National Garden Bureau

Planting Outdoors Victory Garden 2.0

Planting Tips, Vegetables

Ten tips for planting your own Victory Garden 2.0 outdoors Congratulations on your decision to start your own Victory Garden 2.0! Now it's time for planting your garden outdoors! In our last blog, we talked about how to plan your garden, including starting from seed. Now it's time to think about or begin, planting your...

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Victory Garden 2.0

Planting, Vegetables

Designing your own Victory Garden 2.0 Ten Steps for Planning Your Victory Garden 2.0 When the Victory Garden Manual was first written in 1943, it was pretty easy to come up with reasons to grow your own vegetables. It was wartime and food was scarce. The food that was available might not have been the freshest or...

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A Thanksgiving Devotion: Lessons from the Herb Garden

Herbs, Vegetables

America’s tradition of gathering together to celebrate Thanksgiving Day might be a gardener’s inspiration to plant herbs. A maturing herb garden will season turkey and side dishes with fresh garden goodness. Sage, parsley, and thyme are a simple place to start, sure to yield a savory feast. At least that was my hope in our...

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Grillscaping Love Your Food, Love Your Space - National Garden Bureau

Grillscaping: Grow Food You Love in the Space You Enjoy

Foodscaping, Planning and Design, Vegetables

We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” Nowadays we also want to know more about the sourcing and production processes used to grow the vegetables and fruits that we consume. Are they organically grown? How far did they travel to get to me? One way to know the answers and have control...

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12 plants for a fall harvest - National Garden Bureau #gardeningtips

Planting Now for a Fall Harvest!

Foodscaping, Planting Tips, Vegetables

Why Fall Plant... As you harvest your tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, you might think your garden is winding down. But wait, there's more! You can start your planting now and reap a fall harvest all through the cool autumn season. Fall planting not only extends your garden season but also brings on those delicious crops that...

Hidden Treasures

Victory Garden 2.0 #Fallisforplanting Vegetables

Start a Foodscape Revolution This Fall!

Ask The Experts: Growing Peppers in Your Victory Garden 2.0

Ask The Experts: Growing Tomatoes in Your Victory Garden 2.0

Planting Outdoors Victory Garden 2.0

Victory Garden 2.0

A Thanksgiving Devotion: Lessons from the Herb Garden

Grillscaping: Grow Food You Love in the Space You Enjoy

Planting Now for a Fall Harvest!

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