succession planting

  • succession of bulbs
    Design

    Plant a Succession of Unique Spring-Flowering Bulbs

    Planting spring-flowering bulbs in fall is an easy way to bring joy to the garden in the following year. This group of plants brings with them tremendous excitement and early…

  • bowl of mixed string beans
    How-To

    Summer Succession Planting of Veggies

    Many home gardeners find themselves planting their entire vegetable garden at one time, usually in late May or early June. But unless your family wants truckloads of zucchini and tons…

  • How-To

    Keep Your Veggie Garden Growing

    Most gardeners are used to growing or buying spring seedlings to establish their vegetable gardens. But what happens when spring is over and early crops have been harvested? After the…

  • How-To

    Maximize Your Harvest With Succession Planting

    If you’re the typical gardener, you plant your vegetable garden in late spring, harvest from it in summer, and then clean it up in the fall. But you can get…

  • How-To

    How to Succeed With Succession Planting

    Succession planting is an excellent way to increase yields and extend the harvest. Though many of us think of spring as prime planting season, late summer is the perfect time…

  • How-To

    Keep Your Veggie Garden Going

    Most gardeners are used to growing or buying spring seedlings to establish their vegetable gardens. But what happens when spring is over and early crops have been harvested? After the…

  • Jenny and Chris Jackson of Jenny Jack Sun Farm, Pine Mountain, Georgia
    How-To

    How Market Growers Make Gardening Their Business

    Market growers are horticultural heroes, delivering loads of fresh produce directly to local customers at farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) sites, and roadside stands all season long. These hardworking folks…

  • How-To

    A Different Approach to Crop Rotation

    If you grew carrots, tomatoes, and beans this year, you’ll want to add a reminder to your to-do list next spring: Rotate. Crop rotation is a practice whereby gardeners plan…

  • Article

    Like Two Beans in a Pod

    Succession planting is a way to grow more vegetables in garden beds, but it can work in containers, too.

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Lettuce in the Spring Garden

    I think it's time to get my lettuces into the garden.