Spring Photo Gallery + 12 Vegan Garden Tips (Page 2)

Bright waves of cornhusk.

Tip: Be sure to have compost or another form of vegan organic fertilizer ready to use when you plant your corn. Corn is a heavy feeder and will need to be fertilized regularly.

Delicious string beans waiting to be picked.

Tip: Creating flowers, fruits and seeds is a big job for any plant and requires a good deal of energy. Thankfully many of these flowers, fruits and seeds are the perfect dinner for hungry herbivores. So pick your string beans regularly! Harvesting your beans on a regular basis will keep them from getting tough and give your plants more energy with which to continue growing. The quicker you pick mature beans, the more beans you’ll get in return!

Broad leaves hiding a cucumber flower.

Tip: Cucumbers require a good deal of space to grow. But if you do not have a large amount of space available for growing, cucumbers may be trained to climb on a fence or trellis. Along with reducing the amount of space required for growing, this method also lifts the fruit (cucumbers) off the ground reducing the risk of rotting.

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Fred H.

10:08AM PDT on May 24, 2013

Thank you Alisa, for Sharing this!

May 24
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Laura S.

4:35AM PDT on May 23, 2013

Lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing.

May 23
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Lindsay K.

4:33AM PDT on May 23, 2013

It doesn't feel like spring here in the UK - in Scotland they've had snow today!

Elizabeth M.

3:16PM PDT on Apr 23, 2013

Thanks for these tips and ideas. We probably won't be able to plant for another 3 weeks as temps keep dipping to below zero at night. Really late this season.