April Wrap-Up

Posted by Jacqueline Cross May 3, 2009

Wrapping up April in the vegetable patch with sampling of the articles found here at Suite101. As always, this is not a complete list, there are many more great articles here in the Vegetable Gardening section as well as hundreds of other topics.

Garden Tasks for May

Garden Tasks for May in Hot to Warm Climates

Garden Tasks for May in Cold to Moderate Climates

Vegetable Gardens

There is nothing like fresh vegetables straight from the garden to the table and here we will share information on the best ways to accomplish this with these and other articles; Transplanting Seedlings into the Garden: Relocate Young Vegetable Plants to Raised Beds or Garden after Frost Sebastian Albu, Vegetable Gardening in Florida: Grow Vegetables Year Round in South, Central and North Florida by Christy Swift, Start Tomato Seeds From Scratch: Sprout Tomatoes Indoors for Transplant by Beth Taylor and Beets from the Garden: Roots, Greens and Juice for Table or Canning by Stephen Allen Christensen. Our resident feature writer for the flower gardens section, Christine Eirschele, visited us in the vegetable patch with this article; Asian Greens for Cool Season Growing: Mache Mizuna and Pak Choi for Growing in Vegetable Gardens.

Fruit Gardens

Looking for information on fruit gardening? Following is a taste of what you’ll find at Suite101.

Choosing Tart Cherry Trees by Jacqueline Cross and Grape Grow Tubes: Using Plastic Grape Shelters by Linnea Heinrichs.

Herb Gardens

Need a closer look at herb gardens with focus put on individual plants of all kinds? Check out a some of these articles; Growing Catnip, Cat Mint or Nepeta: A Treat That is Fun to Grow and Cats Love by Heather Grant, 5 Herbs Grown for Both Their Leaves and Seeds: Herbs that Do Double Duty by Deborah Aldridge and Herb Gardening in the Shade by Jacqueline Cross. Be sure not to miss the Editor’s Choice article Arlene Marturano added in the herb garden; On Mother's Day Give Culinary Bay Laurus Nobilis: 2009 Herb of the Year.

Gardening with Children, Compost and Community Gardens

Delores Baugher wrote a nice article about gardening with children - How to Create a Child's Garden. Troy Coverdale teaches us about composting and as most vegetable gardeners know, compost is king! The Best Guide to Complete Home Composting: Everything you Need to Know about Composting. Susan Morris looks at safety for gardeners in this article found in Community Gardens; Safety in Community Gardens: Horticultural Activities in Gardens and Greenhouses Safety Review.