Episode 109: Veggie Patch Retrospective (Part 1)

It’s that time of year to start dreaming about and planning for your vegetable garden. Whether you are a novice gardener or an experienced one, there is always something new to learn.

So we’ve pulled together a treat for you! Listen to this compilation of five already aired short segments specific to vegetable gardening. In this Veggie Patch Retrospective (part 1), you’ll learn from Master Gardener Volunteer, Teresa Golden, how to:

• determine the best place to site your garden,
• choose what veggies to plant to best serve the needs of your family,
• prepare the soil for a productive crop yield,
• start seeds at home,
• grow a family of vegetables called brassicas such as cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower

Also, check out the rich set of resource links below that can help you with your garden. There’s more to come, so make sure to check back for the next two parts of this sequence. We aim to demystify how to grow your own vegetable garden and/or help your garden be more productive.

Host: Teresa Golden

Photo By: Teresa Golden

Production Support: Linda Aydlett, Deven Connelly, Teresa Golden, Xandra Powers, Annie Scibienski

Resources

• How to Start a Vegetable Garden | University of Maryland Extension (umd.edu) ;
• Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides
• Cornell Cooperative Extension | Food Gardening (ccecolumbiagreene.org) ;
• Cornell Cooperative Extension | Vegetables (ccecolumbiagreene.org) ;
• How to plan your vegetable garden | CAES Newswire (uga.edu) ;
• How Much to Plant Per Person in the Vegetable Garden (thespruce.com) ;
• Vegetable-Varieties-list-2022.docx (live.com
• Bulletin #2283, Tips for Purchasing Soil for Gardens and Landscape Projects - Cooperative Extension Publications - University of Maine Cooperative Extension (umaine.edu) ;
• Should I Lime? Understanding the pH of Your Soil | North Carolina Cooperative Extension (ncsu.edu) ;
• Cornell Cooperative Extension | Soil pH: Importance, Testing & Sampling ;
• Home - Soil | Soil Science Society of America
• Cabbage | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware (udel.edu) ;
• Broccoli | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware (udel.edu) ;
• Brussel Sprouts | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware (udel.edu) ;
• Cauliflower | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware (udel.edu) ; 

Last updated February 22, 2024